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Al Hillah vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Al Hillah is 10.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Al Hillah
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Al Hillah
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Al Hillah
Housing: pay 79.9% more in Al Hillah
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Al Hillah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% more in Al Hillah
Clothing: pay 45.0% less in Al Hillah

The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Al Hillah are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Al Hillah. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Al Hillah.

Al Hillah vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Hillah instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH371.54	$4.38 IQD5,739	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH265.38	$6.02 IQD7,880
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.75	$0.38 IQD497	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.43	$0.21 IQD269	-55.7%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.51	$0.76 IQD994	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH216.00	$2.28 IQD2,980	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH209.47	$4.75 IQD6,216	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.83	$1.69 IQD2,217	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH93.31	$2.06 IQD2,704	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.38	$0.56 IQD736	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.89	$0.50 IQD656	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.59	$0.46 IQD596	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.58	$0.33 IQD431	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.45	$0.30 IQD391	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.17	$0.30 IQD387	+16.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH234.03	$2.06 IQD2,697	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH451.15	$64.47 IQD84,447	+530.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$17,065.15 IQD22M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH265.38	$14.41 IQD18,876	+139.4%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 79.9% more for housing

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH310.44	$37.92 IQD49,675	+438.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,799.78	$367.90 IQD482K	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,660.44	$192.67 IQD252K	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,570.42	$58.00 IQD75,974	-28.4%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,453.71	$94.81 IQD124K	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH346K	$758.45 IQD993K	-90.3%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.77	$2.89 IQD3,786	+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH72.16	$3.15 IQD4,120	+92.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH127.38	$1.90 IQD2,484	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,700.47	$22.75 IQD29,805	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH212.31	$7.58 IQD9,935	+57.5%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 45.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Al Hillah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,025.36	$26.88 IQD35,207	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,578.40	$27.70 IQD36,281	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,277.96	$60.81 IQD79,653	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,829.96	$44.46 IQD58,241	-59.4%
Average			-45.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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