Baghdad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$423
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
71
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 6% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6020th and 6262nd ($904 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Ukraine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5970th and 4484th 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
$5.16
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$7184

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BaghdadKyiv

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570