Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 22.5% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.1% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 36.2% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 40.5% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 22.5% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 41.2% more in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.9% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL907
|
$7.22
UAH301.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
$6.02
UAH250.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL131
|
$0.62
UAH25.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL68
|
$0.40
UAH16.84
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL83
|
$0.76
UAH31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL525
|
$4.34
UAH180.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL631
|
$4.03
UAH167.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL298
|
$1.57
UAH65.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL294
|
$1.92
UAH80.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL61
|
$0.34
UAH14.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL96
|
$0.70
UAH29.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL68
|
$0.72
UAH29.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL72
|
$0.91
UAH37.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL42
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL50
|
$0.31
UAH12.89
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL652
|
$5.14
UAH214.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,452
|
$9.39
UAH391.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,449,654
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,273,510.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,450
|
$4.48
UAH186.73
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,513
|
$5.76
UAH240.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL49,443
|
$582.58
UAH24,288.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL34,290
|
$351.09
UAH14,637.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,485
|
$74.50
UAH3,105.94
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL21,388
|
$373.81
UAH15,585.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL446,798
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,380.97
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL227
|
$1.20
UAH50.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL154
|
$1.45
UAH60.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL318
|
$2.38
UAH99.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL3,897
|
$25.96
UAH1,082.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL726
|
$4.82
UAH200.79
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,348
|
$66.82
UAH2,785.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL3,971
|
$37.62
UAH1,568.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,323
|
$91.04
UAH3,795.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,142
|
$90.26
UAH3,763.08
|
|
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