Common information

Country
Iraq
Population
932 800

Cost of living and prices in Erbil

Shared room
outside of centre146USD/month
in city centre264USD/month
One bedroom apartment
outside of centre309USD/month
in city centre472USD/month
Restaurants
Meal Inexpensive Restaurant 1 pers. 9 USD
Meal Mid-range Restaurant 2 pers. 38 USD
Meal McMeal at McDonalds 1 pc. 9 USD
Drinks Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 2 USD
Drinks Imported Beer 0.33 liters 2 USD
Drinks Coke/Pepsi 0.33 liters 0 USD
Drinks Water 0.33 liters 0 USD
Drinks Cappuccino Portion 4 USD
Markets
Food Water 1.5 liters 1 USD
Food Loaf Bread 500 g. 1 USD
Food Eggs 12 pc. 2 USD
Food Milk 1 liter 1 USD
Food Onion 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Lettuce 1 head 1 USD
Food Rice white 1 kg. 2 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 1 USD
Food Cheese Local 1 kg. 8 USD
Meat Chicken Breasts 1 kg. 5 USD
Fruits Apples 1 kg. 2 USD
Fruits Banana 1 kg. 1 USD
Fruits Oranges 1 kg. 1 USD
Alcohol Wine, Mid-Range 1 bottle 10 USD
Alcohol Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 1 USD
Alcohol Imported Beer 0.33 liters 2 USD
Cigarettes Marlboro 1 pack 2 USD
Transportation
Public transport One-way 1 ticket 1 USD
Public transport Monthly Pass 1 month 125 USD
Taxi Taxi Start Start 3 USD
Taxi Normal Tariff 1 km 3 USD
Taxi Waiting 1 hour 10 USD
Fuel Gasoline 1 liter 1 USD
Automobile Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline 1 pc. 13,446 USD
Entertainment
Sport Fitness Club Fee 1 month 76 USD
Sport Tennis Court Rent 1 hour 18 USD
Rest Cinema, International Release 1 seat 10 USD
Goods
Clothing Jeans, Levis 501 1 Pair 37 USD
Clothing Summer Dress in Zara, H&M 1 pc. 39 USD
Shoes Nike Running Shoes 1 pair 56 USD
Shoes Men Leather Business Shoes 1 pair 51 USD
Accommodation
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 bedroom 590 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 bedroom 386 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 3 bedrooms 991 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 3 bedrooms 546 USD
Utilities Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 1 month 100 USD
Communication Mobile Calls 1 min. 0 USD
Communication Unlimited Internet 1 month 45 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 sq. meter 1,335 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 sq. meter 801 USD
Salary Disposable Salary 1 month 628 USD
Mortgage Interest Rate 1 year 11.00

Ratings

Main factors in Erbil

Leisure quality
4.5
Quality of life
6.7
Travelers rating
5.4
English speaking
5.7
Nightlife
4.3
Coworking spaces
4.9
Traffic
7.6
Free WIFI
4.3
Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
3

Safety in Erbil

Safety
8.4
Medicine
7.1
Racial tolerance
5.7
Female friendly
3.1
Friendliness to foreigners
7.5
Stability of the state
6
Conditions for starting a business
7.3
Freedom of the press
6

Availability of prices in Erbil

Cost of living
6.7
Rent, price
8.8
Products, price
7.4
Restaurants, price
6.7
Purchasing power
6

Comfort in Erbil

Ecology
5.8
Weather comfort
6.4
Availability of air conditioners
5.7
Air quality
5.5

Weather, climate, temperature by months in Erbil

Season Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Year
Record high, °C 45 38 31 23 20 27 30 33 42 43 47 48 48
Average high, °C 38 29 21 14 12 14 19 25 32 39 43 42 27
Average temperature, °C 28 21 14 8 6 8 12 17 24 29 33 32 19
Average low, °C 19 13 7 4 2 3 7 11 16 21 25 24 13
Record low, °C 11 3 -2 -2 -3 -5 -1 2 6 10 12 17 -5
Fog, days 0 1 11 23 24 15 11 6 1 0 0 0 92
Thunderstorms, days 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
Average precipitation, mm. 2 24 50 64 62 69 86 69 32 2 0 0 461
Relative humidity, % 30 44 62 74 74 71 64 57 42 29 26 27 50
Relative humidity morning, % 44 59 79 89 89 87 84 78 60 42 37 40 66
Relative humidity evening, % 17 28 42 62 60 53 46 39 23 15 13 15 34
Wind speed, km/h 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
Day Length, часов 13 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 15 15 15 14 13
Dew point, °C 9 9 7 4 2 3 6 9 10 9 11 11 89
Growing degree-day, °C 546 353 123 0 0 0 68 222 422 567 710 685 3696
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 20 14 10 8 9 12 16 20 24 28 27 24 18

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