Baghdad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$501
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5729th and 6533rd ($976 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Ukraine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 5360th 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
$4.76
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$10572

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676