Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 16.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 55.6% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Kiev

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 43.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,500	$7.22 UAH299.73	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,072	$6.02 UAH249.78	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,321	$0.62 UAH25.74	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,192	$0.40 UAH16.75	-64.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Beirut	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,894	$0.76 UAH31.42	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,286	$4.34 UAH180.04	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,108	$4.03 UAH167.06	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,281	$1.57 UAH65.08	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,503	$1.92 UAH79.81	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,943	$0.34 UAH13.99	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,749	$0.70 UAH29.14	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,770	$0.72 UAH29.68	+74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,770	$0.91 UAH37.58	+94.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,068	$0.29 UAH11.98	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,276	$0.31 UAH12.83	-29.5%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Beirut	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,591	$5.14 UAH213.46	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	$9.39 UAH389.65	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,500,000	$30,545.46 UAH1,267,365.79	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	$4.48 UAH185.83	-64.9%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Beirut	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	$5.76 UAH238.87	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,108,971	$582.58 UAH24,171.80	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,182,031	$351.09 UAH14,566.95	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	$74.50 UAH3,090.96	-53.8%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 55.6% more for childcare

	Beirut	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,372,500	$373.81 UAH15,509.93	+31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,150,000	$7,372.61 UAH305,897.84	+79.3%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,650	$1.20 UAH49.96	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,740	$1.45 UAH60.30	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,100	$2.38 UAH98.91	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,300	$25.96 UAH1,077.23	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,850	$4.82 UAH199.82	-31.2%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Beirut	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,094	$66.82 UAH2,772.33	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	$37.62 UAH1,561.06	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,234,844	$91.04 UAH3,777.39	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,914,464	$90.26 UAH3,744.92	-18.5%
Average			-19.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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