Baghdad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$417
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$520
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
51
65
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6005th and 6536th ($894 vs $760) 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 0.6 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 6198th and 4566th 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
$4.94
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528