⭐️ Total score |
2.68/5 (Rank #1189)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,552 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 2Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 29°C85°F (feels 27°C81°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 22%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 58 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
🧨 Conflict / political instability*
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$358 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Iraq |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 29°C 85°F + 🌵 Too dry (22%) = feels 27°C 81°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 58 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Zain |
💸 10,000 IQD in USD | USD 6.85 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | IQD 100,000 = USD 69 |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 660,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,301 / year |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iraqi Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Bazzaz Iraqi hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,552 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $758 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,698 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $485 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $274 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $239 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $775 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $36 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
82
28° warm |
90
32° hot |
93
34° hot |
104
40° hot |
102
39° hot |
90
32° hot |
79
26° warm |
70
21° mild |
59
15° cool |
Real |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
83
29°
very warm |
93
34°
hot |
98
37°
hot |
106
41°
scorching |
104
40°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
81
27°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
59
15°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 60% |
nice 62% |
nice 56% |
nice 36% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 27% |
nice 45% |
nice 59% |
Rain |
rainy 58mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 50mm |
Cloud |
pockets 43% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 11% |
clear 0% |
clear 1% |
clear 5% |
clear 1% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 62% |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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