Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 10.4% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$4.65
₴184.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.49
₴19.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.39
₴15.52
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$3.21
₴127.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$3.15
₴125.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.56
₴61.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.22
₴8.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.47
₴18.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.50
₴19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.72
₴28.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.17
₴6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.25
₴10.01
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$3.81
₴151.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$7.13
₴283.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$3.35
₴133.16
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$0.85
₴33.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$0.96
₴38.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$18.82
₴748.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$2.98
₴118.34
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
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