Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 2.0 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Syria	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$7.22 UAH298.23	+97.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$6.02 UAH248.53	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.62 UAH25.61	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.40 UAH16.67	-15.0%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Syria	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.76 UAH31.26	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$4.34 UAH179.14	+116.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$4.03 UAH166.22	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.57 UAH64.76	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$1.92 UAH79.41	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.34 UAH13.92	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.70 UAH29.00	-9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.72 UAH29.54	+87.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.91 UAH37.39	+183.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.29 UAH11.92	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.31 UAH12.76	+21.5%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Syria	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$5.14 UAH212.39	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$9.39 UAH387.70	-6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,028.64	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$4.48 UAH184.90	-60.3%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Syria	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$5.76 UAH237.68	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$582.58 UAH24,050.93	+187.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$351.09 UAH14,494.11	+232.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$74.50 UAH3,075.50	+93.4%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Syria	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$373.81 UAH15,432.38	+714.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$7,372.61 UAH304,368.28	+243.0%
Average			+478.8%

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.20 UAH49.71	-66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.45 UAH60.00	+45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.38 UAH98.42	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$25.96 UAH1,071.85	+82.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$4.82 UAH198.82	+80.6%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Syria	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$66.82 UAH2,758.47	+209.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$37.62 UAH1,553.26	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$91.04 UAH3,758.50	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$90.26 UAH3,726.20	+31.4%
Average			+73.5%

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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: April 2025

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