Baghdad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$446
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$445
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
72
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.95M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6120th and 6330th ($918 vs $879) 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 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6065th and 4632nd 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
$3.8
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$7835

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561