Cost of living comparison

 Kiev, Ukraine
compared to
 Sarande, Albania
Sarande vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 70.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 88.5% more in Sarande
Groceries
pay 67.4% more in Sarande
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Sarande
Housing
pay 57.7% more in Sarande
Childcare
pay 29.1% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Sarande
Clothing
pay 20.1% more in Sarande

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Sarande are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sarande.

Sarande vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

pay 88.5% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.22
UAH301.18
$10.92
ALL907
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH250.99
$8.73
ALL726
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
UAH25.86
$1.58
ALL131

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pay 67.4% more for groceries

 
Kiev
Sarande
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
UAH31.57
$1.00
ALL83
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.34
UAH180.91
$6.31
ALL525
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
UAH167.87
$7.59
ALL631

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Kiev
Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
UAH214.50
$7.84
ALL652
Monthly public transit pass $9.39
UAH391.54
$21.43
ALL1,781
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,545.46
UAH1,273,510.52
$29,474.40
ALL2,449,654

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pay 57.7% more for housing

 
Kiev
Sarande
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$5.76
UAH240.03
$18.21
ALL1,513
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $582.58
UAH24,288.99
$684.34
ALL56,876
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $351.09
UAH14,637.58
$349.24
ALL29,026

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

 
Kiev
Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.81
UAH15,585.13
$257.34
ALL21,388
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,372.61
UAH307,380.97
$5,375.75
ALL446,785

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
UAH50.20
$2.73
ALL227
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.45
UAH60.60
$1.85
ALL154
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.38
UAH99.39
$3.82
ALL318

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pay 20.1% more for clothing

 
Kiev
Sarande
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.82
UAH2,785.78
$64.34
ALL5,348
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.62
UAH1,568.63
$47.77
ALL3,971
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.04
UAH3,795.70
$100.14
ALL8,323

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