Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 73.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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