Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 45.4% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$5.35
IQD7,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$6.88
IQD9,011
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$2.39
IQD3,124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$4.86
IQD6,359
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$1.82
IQD2,388
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$22.94
IQD30,035
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,028,347
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$18.29
IQD23,948
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$40.82
IQD53,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$562.97
IQD736,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$291.49
IQD381,576
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$113.11
IQD148,064
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$143.70
IQD188,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,873
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$2.15
IQD2,811
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$2.65
IQD3,466
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$31.02
IQD40,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$7.65
IQD10,012
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$29.44
IQD38,540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$30.82
IQD40,345
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$46.25
IQD60,538
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$43.06
IQD56,367
|
|
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