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Basra vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 10.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Basra
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Basra
Transportation: pay 51.8% more in Basra
Housing: pay 93.3% more in Basra
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% more in Basra
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Basra

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

Basra vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basra instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$5.31 IQD6,956	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$7.58 IQD9,937	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$0.44 IQD580	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$0.33 IQD435	-28.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$0.66 IQD869	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$3.70 IQD4,844	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$4.13 IQD5,407	-13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$1.76 IQD2,305	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$2.84 IQD3,718	+34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$0.43 IQD563	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.58 IQD766	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$0.43 IQD563	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.28 IQD361	-72.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.32 IQD415	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.26 IQD347	+4.6%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$2.01 IQD2,633	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$18.96 IQD24,841	+85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$13,272.90 IQD17,388,906	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$20.48 IQD26,829	+240.3%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 93.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$38.87 IQD50,925	+452.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$470.77 IQD616,755	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$373.56 IQD489,409	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$38.42 IQD50,340	-52.5%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$124.83 IQD163,539	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$3,792.26 IQD4,968,259	-51.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$3.79 IQD4,968	+250.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$2.58 IQD3,378	+57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$2.09 IQD2,733	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$36.03 IQD47,198	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$7.58 IQD9,937	+57.5%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$49.30 IQD64,587	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$20.23 IQD26,497	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$70.79 IQD92,741	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$41.71 IQD54,651	-61.9%
Average			-40.1%

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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: December 2025

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