Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 36.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
$4.64
IQD6,073
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
$6.72
IQD8,790
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
$0.82
IQD1,066
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
$2.51
IQD3,286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
$4.56
IQD5,963
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
$1.76
IQD2,307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
$2.21
IQD2,887
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
$0.48
IQD629
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
$0.52
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$0.28
IQD367
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
$1.93
IQD2,517
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
$39.46
IQD51,605
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,689,995
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
$15.54
IQD20,316
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
$34.52
IQD45,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
$280.02
IQD366,158
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
$188.34
IQD246,277
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
$66.51
IQD86,968
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
$139.67
IQD182,634
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,674,230
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
$2.57
IQD3,363
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
$2.36
IQD3,087
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
$2.06
IQD2,689
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
$32.77
IQD42,855
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
$8.37
IQD10,951
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
$23.65
IQD30,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
$25.45
IQD33,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
$48.29
IQD63,144
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
$36.75
IQD48,052
|
|
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