Cost of living comparison

Sarande, Albania

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 23.2% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 43.0% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 41.2% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL953	$7.22 UAH298.28	-33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL762	$6.02 UAH248.57	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL138	$0.62 UAH25.61	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL72	$0.40 UAH16.67	-50.8%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Sarande	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL87	$0.76 UAH31.27	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL551	$4.34 UAH179.17	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL663	$4.03 UAH166.25	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL313	$1.57 UAH64.77	-56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL309	$1.92 UAH79.42	-45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$0.34 UAH13.93	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL101	$0.70 UAH29.00	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL72	$0.72 UAH29.54	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$0.91 UAH37.39	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.29 UAH11.92	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.31 UAH12.76	-48.6%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 43.0% less for transportation

	Sarande	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL685	$5.14 UAH212.43	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.43 ALL1,870	$9.39 UAH387.77	-56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,572,372	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,242.64	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,572	$4.48 UAH184.94	-84.8%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Sarande	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,589	$5.76 UAH237.72	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.34 ALL59,725	$582.58 UAH24,055.01	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.24 ALL30,480	$351.09 UAH14,496.57	+0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.75 ALL6,349	$74.50 UAH3,076.02	+2.4%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 41.2% more for childcare

	Sarande	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.34 ALL22,459	$373.81 UAH15,434.99	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.75 ALL469,168	$7,372.61 UAH304,419.93	+37.1%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL238	$1.20 UAH49.71	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL162	$1.45 UAH60.01	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL333	$2.38 UAH98.43	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.17 ALL7,346	$25.96 UAH1,072.03	-69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL762	$4.82 UAH198.86	-44.9%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Sarande	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.34 ALL5,616	$66.82 UAH2,758.94	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,169	$37.62 UAH1,553.52	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,740	$91.04 UAH3,759.14	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.96 ALL11,604	$90.26 UAH3,726.83	-32.1%
Average			-14.7%

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