$100 Breakfast! Why is IRAQ so expensive?
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- I thought Iraq would be cheap given its turbulent history and the fact that the costs of things in its neighboring countries usually are, for those coming with US dollars. I was wrong.
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There is also a very poor side of the city and the whole region.
Many who got rich, are not the result of their hard work. A lot of corruption is going on in the region.
Also, many young people are leaving the country as there are no jobs, and the people who are working barely afford to pay their rents.
I also want to mention that, actually most people here stay at home during night and if they go to a mall or something, mostly it is for a walking and they don't have money to buy all these expensive stuff which 99% came from outside the country.
good to know, and thank you
Yeah this video is giving a skewed view to younger or less traveled youtube viewers who are going to think all of Iraq is like this. This guy is hanging out in regions where the upper class benefited from the US invasion. The majority of Iraqis suffered. Let's not forget the US killed a million Iraqi civilians. Videos like this are popping up all over youtube, backhandedly implying that the US invasion made Iraq a "civilized" country. I suspect they are being funded by the US intelligence agencies in order to make impressionable young people support future wars and invasions.
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I dislike how the video appears in my feed but is not watchable for an entire day. I like your videos and am looking forward to watch this next one tomorrow.
I’m surprised to see that erbil is so expensive. You’re the only RUclipsr who showed the real side, others just talked about goody goody things
I was just as surprised!
...goodie goodie because they are wealthy wealthy,dear.
It can be expensive, and it can be cheap. Depends on where you want to spend the money. There are cheap food but still delicious. And in the other hand there are expensive. That also applies on rental apartments and everything.
Underrated content honesty. My man literally travels countries to film these things.
And because i love doing it!
I’m genuinely surprised at how developed Erbil is. Other vloggers like Drew Binsky only make trite videos showing the flea markets and street food, while making the same old self-hating white savior liberal comments (Drew is awful), but your video shows the reality on the ground. More videos like this please.
Well he just went to the most elite places, Drew is showing the reality, the real streets. I have also friends who lived in Northern Iraq and showed me things that are similar to Drews footages
you put in words what I was thinking! That Binsky (or Brinsky?) dude is an absolute douche
Erbil is definitely not developed. As others have said, he only went to the elite places. The majority of Erbil is flea markets, small shops and few skyscrapers. The Ainkawa district is the only one that felt pretty developed to me
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I appreciate you show this side of Erbil! However, not all of Erbil is this expensive. Even around the city centre you can find affordable hotels and great food for cheap prices. I remember in 2014 me and my family flee to Erbil when isis came in our city and prices were just slightly higher than my home city (ramadi) nevertheless great videos uptin!
Bro now ist never cheap!
Kurdish people are good .. I have seen other vloggers also.. hope one day I can visit kurdistan..
Such heartwarming people and beautiful city. Lots of lv to IRAQ frm upper punjab, Pakistan 👍🏻🇵🇰
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Thank you for comming to my city!! Yeah Erbil has the reputation of being so expensive in Iraq. Only Baghdad is more expensive. But if you go to other cities like Mosul it’s much cheaper. Also not all of Erbil is that expensive. I seems they took you to really expensive parts of the city. More cultural areas are cheaper in districts like qalat, Arab, ankawa etc
Baghdad is not more expensive and Erbil is in Kurdistan
@@Gutians
Kurdistan.. which is after all a region located in IRAQ 🇮🇶
@@heathcliffcuckoo no
@@heathcliffcuckoo iraqi need visa to enter Kurdistan 😂
@@Gutians no they don’t
There are rich people everywhere but the question is how does the majority live? If they are importing everything then obviously it's going to be expensive in USD.
majority of the stuff came from outside the country, and only a small percent of the people live in these expensive areas.
I lived in kuwait, Egypt, malaysia and Kenya. And this is ridiculous. $100 for breakfast is even crazier then my home town in UK. I can fee's 6 people breakfast for less then that.
As an iraqi that's cap. They must have gone to some super high end place. U can get a really good breakfast for 3-4 dollars in iraq
The most expensive and perfect and fancy breakfast In Iraq will cost you 40$ for 4 people which Is called seat menu It just a table full of every kind of eggs meat cheese juice tea bread you will be lost where to start from
The guys In the video lied and over talked about many things and they took him to a restaurant not because It taste good but just because It’s expensive and they ordered the high price food not the good food just to get the highest bill to support their lies about the expensive life and you could know that when uptin said that the best thing was the honey like wtf It’s just a honey since when the honey tastes better than the dishes
So grateful to see Iraq doing well.
Thanks to oil when we run out of oil we well be worse than somal !
@Hakar I hope till then your economy will be independent of oil.
@@MrTalhakhan01 its Kurdistan
So its not a part of Iraq?
@@MrTalhakhan01 well we vote to seperate and have own government own army and laws, own culture
Uptin just to let you know the price difference between Kurdistan and Iraq is night and day. Kurdistan is much more expensive than the real Iraq
I wrote the exact comment on one if his tiktoks, I think Erbil is the most expensive city, suli is way cheaper.
there some places in Baghdad it's the same expensive as Erbil or much more
Not really, i lived in both cities and generally Baghdad is more expensive.
gasoline is pricier in kurdistan other than that i think both are similar
Getting a prosthetic leg after being blown up by an IED costs more than 100$ erbil breakfast
Iraq develops their nation
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I love love your videos i really enjoy the vlogs that you publish here and i really liked your videos on CNBC and i am really glad that you made it to my home country, just as a small clarification erbil tends to be a bit more expensive than the other cities in iraqi kurdistan but some of the prices that you showed were not normal most places do not cost that much, a typical breakfast in the city which includes yogurt, nuts, honey, cheese, tea and water is probably for around 5000 to 7000 iqd, it costs 3000 iqd or 2$ where i live in suli, a city which is a couple of hours away. a typical hair cut goes for around 5000 iqd and even with facials and everything it does not exceed 20 000 iqd so it depends on where you are going and also on whether you are foreigner or not cuz unfortunately, tho this does not happen regularly, they may overcharge tourists and foreigners a bit more sometimes.
actually i have been to turkey i just came back a couple of months ago from there and on average turkey tends to be more expensive than where i am from
BTW if you needed any clarifications or had any questions about prices or anything here in iraqi kurdistan feel free to ask i will be more than happy to help
as Iraqi I will answer wealth concept in iraq is diffrent from other countries in here ppl don't care about clothes you find ppl dress cheaply but threw their money at food and cars that's why you find it expensive
Its not just Erbil its like that in Baghdad but not every where
Thank you for this POV of Northern Iraq (Kurdish region) of Iraq. Few questions: What is the cost of living in Erbil vs countryside area in this region? Average income for individuals who live there?
Average income is around 500$ (monthly salary) and renting a house is around 300$, apartment rents are even higher. This makes living very hard for most people.
@@kurdx7778 Thank You!
@@kurdx7778 dude it says gdp per capita for Kurdistan is $7,000 - $7,500 stop bullshitting
@@Gutians It is a lie, I know the real situation.
Don't you ask why so many people are leaving the region?
Let's see iraq in 20 years I'm sure it's going to look better than Dubai
Kurdistan only
@@صقرالشمال-ث2ص I'm Kurdish but I'm not much into Kurdish people. And I don't describe my self as a Kurdish guy ,I just say I'm from this world, We're all human beings I wish we all live at the same level . Doesn't matter what kind of culture or what kind of skin color, just a good person and that's it
@@صقرالشمال-ث2ص You belong to north of iran, north of iraq belongs to the Assyrians the real people of erbil and the north. Live as an iraqi or stfu
kid kurdistan owned by iraq LOL iraq will take over kurds after forming goverment LOL
100$ for a breakfast ? Lmao bro come back to lebanon asap
HAHAH yes yes please.
Kurdistan is as expensive as most major cities in the usa, While minimum wage is 2.5 USD per hour! Go figure!
I wonder though, are those tourist prices or everyone is charged the same? Lots of good spots in Europe, like Venice have local and tourist menus. My experience in Venice was like this - since we rented the flat neighbouring the cafe, where we bought 3 coffees each every day for 1 euro, we got well with a bartender. We saw other tourist get charged for 3 euros for the same coffee, though. Bartender explained this as a management forcing them to charge tourists more as they know the prices in Venice already and when we went to eat there, we were given menus from the restaurant (by a waiter outside the bar), and the tourist menu had a limited meal choice and 30-50% price difference, so we requested for a menu that was placed on the barstool. The waiter did not want to give it, but he did, still. Meal was good, but it's outrageous how people are getting charged more for being a different nationality than the country they are in.
@@SplinterizZz i don't think thats the case here in erbil the thing is most of the wealthy people live in one district in erbil and there most of the shop owners in that area charge more because rent is much more expensive in that area and the service is required to be higher quality thats why they charge more it doesn't matter if you are a tourist or local person
@@SplinterizZz they charge everyone the same. It's just that there is a gorup of greedy capitalists ruling Kurdistan and they are scamming everyone with these outrageous prices. Trust me Kurdistan is as expensive as most western cities.
Enjoyed the content! Thanks!!
Happy to hear that!
i’m so sick of these youtubers writing IRAQ alone in their title with no mention of Kurdistan so they get views, dare to go south to the real Iraq then only write IRAQ!!
Bro they’re tourists they obviously are going to make mistakes and don’t know the history of the country
It is Iraq. South, north, west, or east. It is still Iraq.😅
It depends on the place you visit 1 month price of goods can be bought for 100$ in the middle of the Bazar however in the rich areas that's is the price of one meal.
As someone who s living in Erbil .. I can confirm this ... Empty 50m apartment cost 350$ amonth
Thank you Uptin. Reallly appreciate it
Economic freedom creates wealth!
Wow! I never knew Iraq/Kurdistan was this expensive. $100 for breakfast is mind blowing!
Right! Really shocked me. I thought war-torn country would be not in demand. This is why I travel -- to learn
Not all places like this there are rich people anywhere in the world and he showed only the expensive shops and markets, if you go in other places you can have a good breakfast for 5 dollar only.
@@yousifal-karawi9944 Yes he went to expensive restaurant I guess I want visit to Kurdistan too lets se how come 1 breakfast take $25 with Turkish lira 225 turkish lira wtf :D He absolutly went to rich people please !
Yep , you nailed it . It is the Oil which gives the buying power to the local polutaion . But it would be among a smaller set of ppl who will have that luxury . I think the people you went out with are people who have access to some form of revenue from oil . Either working in that sector or dependent sector . Well , next time yey to get the whole picture .bcos I think you covered only one that aspect
Nice mall tour! a Huawei store there?? everywhere is expensive now I guess, even Vietnam where I am. Could you show us قەلات / قلعه اربيل
, the castle there??? If it's possible.
Your vlogs are so informative.
It’s very expensive in Iraq by the way.
I love this country, Kurdistan, sulaymenah I love it.
MashaAllah Iraq is beautiful ❤️
$100 ! Even Singapore wasn't that expensive!
why are you so disrespectful?
You are in the Kurdistan region. The rest of Iraq speaks a different language, has a different culture and looks different from us. Oh you wanted to show the world how normal Iraq is? wtf? then go to Baghdad, that is Kurdistan
Take a hike buddy
No that’s not Kurdistan, kurdistan is in iran so go there and make your country and leave iraq to its real people the Assyrians and the iraqis.
Is kudish area safer than rest of Iraq？ is the region de facto independent？
Iraq should be open to tourist to improve its economy but the government should work on tightening security to avoid terrorist activities
Well, KURDISTAN is open to tourism and lots of Westerns and Asians go there for visit. Even ones who live there. But iraq is not KURDISTAN, it is just that our boarders were demolished and they tried invading but obviously all they could get out of the demolishment of the boarder was just that. And Kurdistan never left and it remained . pEACE
Why do I have to wait so long for your video to air? Can't you make it much shorter time to wait?
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I like this place and the people. Hello from Bulgaria 👋
That’s we’re I am from Kurdistan
Beautiful places.
You from iran?
Well, all this is because it's KURDISTAN.. And I am sorry, all due respect to Iraqi's (who are Arabs not Kurds) but Kurdistan is not Iraq. It is just that the boarders were demolished and out country was taken, which comes over the north of Iraq. So stop calling it Iraq. It is actually a disrespect to the Kurds to not call it Kurdistan and say Iraq.
Iraq is actually richer than gulf countries in terms of natural resources. And even with todays budget is higher than most Arab countries and their spending power is quiet high so currency isn’t a problem. People think iraq is poor or similar to Afghanistan or Syria but it’s not the same at all. The only concern was security but now Iraq is very safe and blooming rapidly.
Sorry buddy, but this is KURDISTAN, not Iraq. Sure located in North Iraq but does not make it Iraq. Don't give out misconception. It doesn't matter if we are not independent country, it won't make a difference just because our boarders were demolished and they tried invading. Not a successful invasion, still have our own language, culture, flag, government and music etc.. Also don't even compare Kurdistan to Afghanistan or Syria .. Sorry buddy but these are the truths that you need to know
@@hkoleksiyon6730 😂😂 what is this nonsense. Simple google search will show you Kurdistan is part of Iraq no matter what you feel. Facts don’t care about your feelings. You use Iraqi currency, hold Iraqi passports, you’re recognised as Iraqis everywhere in the world. You know Barcelona wants to become independent, wales wants the same, so does California but that doesn’t mean they’re countries just because they demand that or speak a different language. A country is a country and Kurdistan is not.
This isn't feelings, these are true facts . Just because it is placed in North iraq doesn't mean it is a part of it. Also since you say facts don't care about your feelings, well, facts also don't care about your ego and racism. Also, we have Kurdish government, Kurdish flag, Kurdish language, Kurdish music, Kurdish clothes and Kurdish everything there. Just go visit Erbil and you will feel it is Kurdistan. But that's ok you guys are envious and angry at how well we are doing compared to you so it's understandable. Peace to you my friend, hope you'll stop being racist one day and fear Allah. Oh and visit Kurdistan for sure, so you will see the truth in live action with your own eyes rather than so called fake facts. FYI, facts also say a lot about Middle Easterns and Muslims in the media or Google and they are just western media brainwashing the world. Now, it's time for you to see the reality with your own eyes and get yourself out of this brainwashing because WE EXIST and IT IS NOT UP TO IRAQ TO DECIDE THAT. We all belong to Allah and we will surely return to Him. So come down to earth a little bit and get over yourself and your little facts. Oh and don't rely on Google for everything. Read and educate yourself well, with the truth, called REALITY .
@@hkoleksiyon6730 You’re emotionally charged. Everything you wrote has nothing to do with the legal definition of a country. Kurdish people in Kurdistan get issued Iraqi passports, Iraqi driving licence, Iraqi currency etc etc Any simple google search will show people that Kurdistan is not a country it’s just dream and you have to live with that.
@@Jad490 Soo? And what’s it to you? Besides, we already know we have iraqi passport and money we never denied that. Also isn’t it sad, Iraq is the country but Kurdistan is the only part that is way ahead lol - you have a good day buddy ✌🏻
I was in Iraq like 3 months ago and I can confirm negore seeing the video that everything got about 20% more expensive in the past year. Like a breakfast went from like 8 usd to like 10. Not to 100 lmao
Wow, thanks for sharing. And I didn't even have time to discuss rising costs. just the fact that its expensive in general.
I have been on this shopping in 2022.
American going to white ppl countries show richer sider going to dark ppl country show poorer side
5:25 - Not trying to sound homophobic, but I would have assumed men holding hands would be a no-no in this part of the world?
Looks even better than murica homeless city
Its oil money. What happens when there isnt any more oil? The money should instead be used to create domestic companies.
This country had to sold it soul because when companies are rolling in it sold out, I’m not going there no, no, no and it’s way to expensive
Kurdistan, it’s Kurdistan.
What’s up Broski 🦋
My mate buying is kind of companies is not cheap but any were if you buy from locals to s cheap falafel is 500 Iraqi dinar or 750 Iraqi dinar witch is less than half a dollar
I noticed during your breakfast their were no women. Are they allowed to socialize with men? If they are single. Also are they allowed to drive their own car or have a driver license? Can they own their own apartment or home? In all the shops at the mall do women work their? Do they have to wear hijab everywhere?
So is it ok to say that Kurdistan is ME’s Angola? Hyper inflated cost of living thanks to plenty of oil beneath?
كل دولة بيها جانب غالي وجانب رخيص ومتواضع انت رحت للجانب الغالي
They have so much oil and the us needs it bad start producing guys let’s go
Welcome to IRAQ 🇮🇶
It seems to me most of the consumer electronic products there are Chinese brands. There are probably a lot of knockoffs too. But the cars in Kurdistan are so cheap.
I thought it would have been like India. Like extremely cheap compared to your typical rich countries. Guess I won't be visiting Iraq after all.
Just curious, who's behind the camera when you're not holding it ? Do you have such full time cameraman or something ?
it's mostly me holding it on a selfie stick! sometimes I ask someone to hold it. And some trips, like Lebanon and Turkey, I have a cameraman.
This is Iraqi Kurdistan, different from the rest of Iraq
It is in Iraq tho!
@@asdop6766 unfortunately yes, but it’s still very different though.
Omg this video is soooo good
Thank you Dylan!!
That breakfast place is one of the cheaper places in the area 🥲
So Kurdistan in Iraq is essentially the Switzerland of the middle east. Interesting.
Love your videos, since the time you worked for CNBC 👍
Thank you Muhammad
Just pls remember, Iraq proper (Baghdad etc) its really cheap, one of the cheapest place in the world
Hi Uptin, keep safe and thanks for your informative, casual, interesting videos!
Thanks!!
It cost alot because it's hard to get supplies & ppl are willing to pay because they're rich from American money thats was given to them
It’s no where that expensive dude, you got yourself the ( really) bad tourist deals.
Also just write Kurdistan or Iraqi Kurdistan in the title it’s not that hard.
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OMG is 3 per day not enough?
@@uptin noooo😅
the caption is misleading. 100 dollars for 4 people is not the same as 100 dollars for breakfast.
One time I spent 1000 $ in Baghdad club just for dinner it’s easy to Iraq’s we are the richest country in the world we have oil we are not German or Turkish
That's not expensive i swear that's so cheap compared to Lebanon in this time and now I'm in Jordan it's way more expensive than Erbil
Fun fact, lebanon was so similar before the 2019 crisis
why did lebenons economy fall ?
@@AliAhmed63708 corruption, no opportunities, weak currency and idk. somehow high house prices, but bad electricity and water supply. sad to see lebanon falling when it was such a great country (in terms of economy etc.) long time ago
@@multa7053 im really afraid Pakistan dosent face the same fate , we are also living on debts with a weak economy.
this is as expensive as the suburbs of Toronto
Yeah don’t take this video seriously, and it’s Kurdistan deferent from the rest of the country.
he is lying this resturant is called papatya and this breakfast cost 28.000 for 4 which equal to 20$
…… we paid a 100
@@uptin I don’t know who those guys were but as a local that is just absurd and unheard of hawler is no way near as expensive as you say.
Persians try F hard not to say Kurdistan 😂😂😂😂
When are you coming to India?
surprised to see helva ali there its my stepdads friend shop
Everything is great besides the somewhat click baity title. Your breakfast was $25, not $100. I wouldn’t say McDonald’s cost $20 in the USA just because I was going with four people.
This totally fair.
A point: missile attacks is not from isis its from iran because we have good relationship's with us and the west,So iran and iraq wants to stop that and make us under there rule but we will not surrender to iran
WELCOME TO FREE KURDISTAN
Thanks for your vıdeos really appreciateted….. but to all people who says this kurdistan not iraq 🇮🇶 first thing you are belong to iraq and you take money from the Iraqi government its from our oil money your kurdish government don’t spend from kurdish oil money on you it just steal it… second thing kurdish government did good job by building good relationships with neighbors and made it safe place to live.. anyways it’s not fair you kurdish people always talk badly about iraq and you live on our money if iraqies stop one year not coming as tourists to kurdish lands you will starve to death ☠️
Kurdistan is Kurdistan.
That’s the same exchange rate as the LBP (official exchange rate😂)
In Kurdistan is expensive but in irag is not expensive i mean when ur out of Kurdistan regn
Wrong, visit Baghdad it is crazy expensive, I went there once and I had to
Shisha for breakfast that’s nice
100$ for breakfast with only cheese 🧀 yogurt honey eggs bread!!! To expensive
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3:39 bro got scammed very well 😮😅
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OHHH prices ala SIngapore!
Just for your information majority of the wealth belong to Barzani tripe and majority of the Kurdish people live very poor
That’s why you have to wrote Kurdistan expect of Iraq because they’re 100% different, the whole world though Kurdistan is unsafe, poor, war zone place just because they thinks we’re part of Iraq that’s why we want independence country for ourselves
lmfao
😂 you’re from syria I believe, you can have your independence in north of iran, not here, iraq doesn’t belong to you, north of iraq belongs to the assyrians so go back to iran or stfu and live as an iraqi.
@@CAPRlCE facts
@@CAPRlCE I live in South Kurdistan erbil we have destroyed your empire in 7th century take it back if you can 😜
@آشوربانيبال ملك آشور hhhhhh, we have 1,000,000 oil barrels 🛢 daily and don’t need Arabs money.. we sell them oil.. they don’t give it to us
Oil money, kurdish Saudi Arabia.
Bro your account is shadowbanned your subscriber should be more
You just arrived to Iraq...? You really can't arrive TO anywhere.
This are some of the posh side of Erbil which I think is quiet a balance when you look at the bigger northern Iraq. Used to live and work there around 2012 - 2014. I also think they should be granted independence since it’s a default capital for the Kurds which is the largest ethnic group in the world without a country. Most of the Kurds lived sporadically in the region.
Brother please visit pakistan