Common information
- Country
- Iraq
- Population
- 434 450
Cost of living and prices in Karbala
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre147USD/month
- in city centre252USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre245USD/month
- in city centre345USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 15 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 23 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 11,443 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 14,495 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 23 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 10 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 17 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 14 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 31 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 56 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 88 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 23 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 252 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 147 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 345 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 245 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,156 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 344 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 506 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Karbala
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 47 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
| Average high, °C | 40 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 32 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 23 |
| Average low, °C | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
| Record low, °C | 12 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | -3 |
| Rain, days | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Relative humidity, % | 29 | 39 | 55 | 69 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 43 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 43 | 53 | 70 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 60 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 13 | 21 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 108 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 645 | 481 | 219 | 56 | 3 | 76 | 229 | 393 | 583 | 696 | 794 | 766 | 4940 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 |