Baghdad vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$487
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 91% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6017th and 8722nd ($952 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Iraq and Ukraine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6062nd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kharkiv

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Baghdad Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562