Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 36.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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