Baghdad vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baghdad Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$501
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
60
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 95% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5729th and 8662nd ($976 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Iraq and Ukraine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5887th and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Baghdad vs Kharkiv

Prices for goods and services in Baghdad and Kharkiv are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baghdad Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$2841

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591