Cost of living comparison

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Basra vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 36.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% less in Basra
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Basra
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Basra
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Basra
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Basra
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Basra

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Basra are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Basra. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Basra.

Basra vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH306.84	$4.55 IQD5,991	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH255.70	$6.83 IQD8,987	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.35	$0.47 IQD624	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH17.15	$0.38 IQD499	-6.0%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH32.17	$1.04 IQD1,365	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH184.31	$3.44 IQD4,531	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH171.02	$3.59 IQD4,725	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH66.63	$2.05 IQD2,696	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH81.70	$4.30 IQD5,651	+123.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.33	$0.63 IQD833	+87.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.83	$0.71 IQD941	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.39	$0.49 IQD646	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.47	$0.38 IQD499	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.26	$0.32 IQD419	+10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.13	$0.30 IQD391	-3.9%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH218.53	$1.92 IQD2,532	-62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH398.90	$28.46 IQD37,444	+203.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,297,439.59	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH190.24	$20.49 IQD26,960	+357.5%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH244.54	$37.94 IQD49,925	+559.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,745.38	$344.54 IQD453,334	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,912.62	$259.93 IQD342,003	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,164.30	$41.06 IQD54,028	-44.9%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,877.97	$151.78 IQD199,702	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH313,156.61	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	-74.3%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH51.14	$7.59 IQD9,985	+530.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.73	$2.66 IQD3,495	+82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH101.26	$1.90 IQD2,496	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,102.80	$40.47 IQD53,254	+55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH204.56	$7.59 IQD9,985	+57.6%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,838.12	$34.15 IQD44,933	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,598.10	$18.97 IQD24,963	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,867.02	$56.92 IQD74,888	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,833.79	$30.36 IQD39,940	-66.4%
Average			-50.6%

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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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