Baghdad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$487
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$440
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6017th and 6441st ($952 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6062nd and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kyiv

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Baghdad Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$9101

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628