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Cost of Living Comparison Between Halabjah and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Halabjah and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Halabjah is 27.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Halabjah is 19.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.82 IQD 5,002
$2.03 āļŋ63.0
88.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.04 IQD 24.9K
$18.34 āļŋ569
3.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.56 IQD 9,905
$7.56 āļŋ235
-
Cappuccino
$1.94 IQD 2,545
$1.94 āļŋ60.1
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 IQD 514
$0.79 āļŋ24.64
-50.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 IQD 249
$0.36 āļŋ11.04
-47.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.71 IQD 3,554
$2.21 āļŋ68.7
22.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.94 IQD 3,849
$3.75 āļŋ116
-21.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.59 IQD 775
$1.66 āļŋ51.5
-64.46%
White Bread (500g)
$0.76 IQD 995
$1.60 āļŋ49.74
-52.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.66 IQD 2,177
$1.20 āļŋ37.10
38.33%
Eggs
$1.50 IQD 1,962
$1.92 āļŋ59.5
-21.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.41 IQD 5,780
$15.90 āļŋ494
-72.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.94 IQD 2,546
$3.03 āļŋ94.0
-35.97%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.02 IQD 13.1K
$11.09 āļŋ344
-9.65%
Apples (1kg)
$0.75 IQD 986
$2.74 āļŋ85.0
-72.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.17 IQD 1,530
$1.22 āļŋ37.72
-4.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.80 IQD 1,047
$1.71 āļŋ52.9
-53.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.75 IQD 980
$1.53 āļŋ47.41
-50.98%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 IQD 849
$1.40 āļŋ43.29
-53.57%
Onion (1kg)
$0.67 IQD 881
$1.20 āļŋ37.10
-44.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 IQD 835
$0.68 āļŋ21.01
-5.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 IQD 798
$0.57 āļŋ17.58
7.02%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.15 IQD 2,815
$4.56 āļŋ141
-52.85%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.32 IQD 17.5K
$19.32 āļŋ599
-31.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 IQD 2,330
$1.85 āļŋ57.4
-3.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 IQD 1,288
$3.30 āļŋ102
-70.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.40 IQD 520
$0.88 āļŋ27.39
-54.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$31.44 IQD 41.2K
$19.26 āļŋ598
63.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.49 IQD 1,948
$1.41 āļŋ43.84
5.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.49 IQD 1,948
$1.30 āļŋ40.19
14.62%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.34 IQD 3,059
$7.85 āļŋ244
-70.19%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.57 IQD 752
$1.25 āļŋ38.66
-54.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.0K IQD 26.2M
$21.8K āļŋ675.1K
-8.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,557 IQD 12.5M
$21.9K āļŋ679.5K
-56.35%
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$154 IQD 201.9K
$69.7 āļŋ2,162
121.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.46 IQD 15.0K
$14.20 āļŋ441
-19.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.17 IQD 39.5K
$17.55 āļŋ544
71.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.11 IQD 48.6K
$41.89 āļŋ1,300
-11.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.65 IQD 21.8K
$6.93 āļŋ215
140.26%
Cinema Ticket
$7.61 IQD 9,963
$5.70 āļŋ177
33.51%
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$163 IQD 213.1K
$310 āļŋ9,634
-47.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,562 IQD 4.7M
$14.9K āļŋ463.1K
-76.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$7.80 IQD 10.2K
$55.0 āļŋ1,708
-85.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.16 IQD 39.5K
$26.47 āļŋ821
13.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$63.4 IQD 83.1K
$85.2 āļŋ2,644
-25.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$42.65 IQD 55.9K
$71.6 āļŋ2,221
-40.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$239 IQD 312.4K
$435 āļŋ13.5K
-45.20%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 IQD 231.3K
$240 āļŋ7,451
-26.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$590 IQD 772.2K
$804 āļŋ25.0K
-26.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$339 IQD 444.6K
$498 āļŋ15.5K
-31.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,102 āļŋ65.2K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,541 āļŋ47.8K
-
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Halabjah
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$654 āļŋ20.3K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.67
5
13.40%

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Last update for Halabjah: February 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: February 13, 2026

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