Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 98.3% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
|
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