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
UAH300.46
|
$5.31
IQD6,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH250.38
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.80
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.79
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.50
|
$0.88
IQD1,146
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH180.47
|
$2.38
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH167.46
|
$5.13
IQD6,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.24
|
$1.82
IQD2,380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.00
|
$2.22
IQD2,902
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
$0.51
IQD672
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.21
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.76
|
$0.46
IQD608
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.67
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.98
|
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH390.60
|
$22.77
IQD29,770
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,452.59
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,816,366
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH186.29
|
$15.94
IQD20,839
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH239.46
|
$35.21
IQD46,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,230.67
|
$443.62
IQD580,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,602.43
|
$264.28
IQD345,579
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,098.49
|
$113.01
IQD147,769
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,547.71
|
$162.43
IQD212,396
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH306,642.89
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,495,946
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.08
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.45
|
$2.89
IQD3,783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.15
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,079.86
|
$29.60
IQD38,712
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH200.31
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,779.09
|
$28.72
IQD37,561
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,564.86
|
$34.03
IQD44,501
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,786.59
|
$61.01
IQD79,776
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,754.05
|
$41.35
IQD54,074
|
|
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