Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 72.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in As-salimiyah

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in As-salimiyah are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in As-salimiyah. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH299.62	$8.13 KWD2.510	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH249.68	$8.13 KWD2.510	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.73	$0.54 KWD0.170	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.75	$0.42 KWD0.130	+3.2%
Average			+9.5%

Kiev vs. As-salimiyah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.41	$0.85 KWD0.260	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.97	$2.63 KWD0.810	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH167.00	$5.54 KWD1.710	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.06	$2.35 KWD0.720	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.78	$2.65 KWD0.820	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.99	$0.86 KWD0.270	+155.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.13	$0.82 KWD0.250	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.67	$0.66 KWD0.200	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.56	$0.71 KWD0.220	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.97	$0.49 KWD0.150	+70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.82	$0.37 KWD0.110	+19.3%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH213.38	$1.15 KWD0.350	-77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH389.51	$48.77 KWD15.030	+419.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,266,898.87	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH185.77	$29.26 KWD9.020	+553.4%
Average			+212.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH238.79	$26.66 KWD8.220	+363.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,162.89	$964.66 KWD297.350	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,561.59	$699.11 KWD215.490	+99.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,089.82	$41.34 KWD12.740	-44.5%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,504.21	$294.46 KWD90.760	-21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH305,785.14	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-6.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.94	$1.63 KWD0.500	+35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.28	$4.88 KWD1.500	+235.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.88	$3.09 KWD0.950	+29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,076.84	$113.81 KWD35.080	+338.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.75	$11.38 KWD3.510	+136.3%
Average			+155.0%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,771.31	$42.27 KWD13.030	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,560.49	$51.44 KWD15.850	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,776.00	$83.46 KWD25.730	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,743.54	$83.46 KWD25.730	-7.5%
Average			-4.0%

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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: March 2025

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