Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Rasht, Iran

Rasht vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 31.0% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Rasht
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Rasht
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH298.96	$4.00 IRR169,000	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH249.14	$4.50 IRR190,125	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.67	$0.44 IRR18,731	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.71	$1.08 IRR45,839	+168.7%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.34	$0.50 IRR21,125	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.57	$1.83 IRR77,272	-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.63	$2.17 IRR91,482	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.91	$1.26 IRR53,235	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.60	$1.14 IRR48,294	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.96	$0.32 IRR13,607	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.07	$0.57 IRR24,147	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.61	$0.31 IRR13,175	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.48	$0.20 IRR8,432	-78.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.95	$0.24 IRR10,013	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.79	$0.18 IRR7,666	-41.3%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Kiev	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH212.91	$2.76 IRR116,458	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH388.65	$11.00 IRR464,750	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,264,113.43	$42,500.00 IRR1,795,625,000	+39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH185.36	$2.90 IRR122,525	-35.3%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Kiev	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH238.26	$4.00 IRR169,000	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,109.77	$213.33 IRR9,013,333	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,529.57	$203.33 IRR8,590,833	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,083.03	$10.32 IRR436,169	-86.1%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,470.13	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH305,112.83	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-76.2%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.83	$0.75 IRR31,688	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.15	$1.51 IRR63,638	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.66	$1.30 IRR54,925	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,074.47	$21.33 IRR901,333	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.31	$1.00 IRR42,250	-79.2%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,765.22	$16.00 IRR676,000	-76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,557.06	$25.00 IRR1,056,250	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,767.70	$110.00 IRR4,647,500	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,735.31	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-22.3%
Average			-27.8%

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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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