Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 60.2% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴180.47
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴140.27
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.17
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.16
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.03
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴124.77
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴122.49
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴56.62
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴60.53
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.73
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.19
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.42
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.06
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.53
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.77
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴148.01
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴276.87
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴742,858.62
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴130.04
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴171.07
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,090.47
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,044.66
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,406.22
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,108.99
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴150,393.89
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴32.99
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.42
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴75.60
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴731.06
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴115.58
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,566.42
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,183.28
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,517.59
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,852.76
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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