Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 19.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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