Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 26.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD543
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD291
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD628
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD674
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD579
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD361
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD366
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
|
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