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Kiev vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 61.6% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Kiev are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 IQD6,110	$7.22 UAH306.84	+55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 IQD8,844	$6.02 UAH255.70	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD548	$0.62 UAH26.35	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IQD294	$0.40 UAH17.15	+80.9%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Iraq	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 IQD1,073	$0.76 UAH32.17	-7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 IQD3,306	$4.34 UAH184.31	+72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 IQD6,000	$4.03 UAH171.02	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IQD2,321	$1.57 UAH66.63	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 IQD2,905	$1.92 UAH81.70	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD633	$0.34 UAH14.33	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD680	$0.70 UAH29.83	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 IQD584	$0.72 UAH30.39	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD400	$0.91 UAH38.47	+197.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD364	$0.29 UAH12.26	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD369	$0.31 UAH13.13	+10.1%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Iraq	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.93 IQD2,533	$5.14 UAH218.53	+167.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.46 IQD51,926	$9.39 UAH398.90	-76.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	$30,545.46 UAH1,297,439.59	+84.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.54 IQD20,442	$4.48 UAH190.24	-71.2%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Iraq	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.52 IQD45,426	$5.76 UAH244.54	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.02 IQD368,431	$582.58 UAH24,745.38	+108.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$188.34 IQD247,806	$351.09 UAH14,912.62	+86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.51 IQD87,508	$74.50 UAH3,164.30	+12.0%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.67 IQD183,768	$373.81 UAH15,877.97	+167.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	$7,372.61 UAH313,156.61	+260.5%
Average			+214.1%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 IQD3,384	$1.20 UAH51.14	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 IQD3,106	$1.45 UAH61.73	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 IQD2,705	$2.38 UAH101.26	+15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.77 IQD43,121	$25.96 UAH1,102.80	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 IQD11,019	$4.82 UAH204.56	-42.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.65 IQD31,114	$66.82 UAH2,838.12	+182.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.45 IQD33,492	$37.62 UAH1,598.10	+47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 IQD63,536	$91.04 UAH3,867.02	+88.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.75 IQD48,350	$90.26 UAH3,833.79	+145.6%
Average			+116.1%

Iraq vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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