Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 12.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
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