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Kiev vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 8.3% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 43.0% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Kiev

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries in Kiev are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Astana	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,067.75	$7.22 UAH299.30	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,040.65	$6.02 UAH249.42	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT481.60	$0.62 UAH25.70	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT257.87	$0.40 UAH16.73	-21.4%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Astana	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT258.92	$0.76 UAH31.37	+46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,431.48	$4.34 UAH179.78	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,162.26	$4.03 UAH166.82	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT829.74	$1.57 UAH64.99	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,124.44	$1.92 UAH79.69	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT291.28	$0.34 UAH13.97	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT432.41	$0.70 UAH29.10	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT476.39	$0.72 UAH29.64	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT423.59	$0.91 UAH37.52	+7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT115.47	$0.29 UAH11.96	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT99.12	$0.31 UAH12.81	+56.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Astana	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT939.08	$5.14 UAH213.15	+175.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,601.62	$9.39 UAH389.09	-38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,135,491.31	$30,545.46 UAH1,265,538.01	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT2,939.29	$4.48 UAH185.57	-23.5%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Astana	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,376.10	$5.76 UAH238.53	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT232,633.66	$582.58 UAH24,136.94	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT167,235.61	$351.09 UAH14,545.94	+5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT21,166.73	$74.50 UAH3,086.50	+76.6%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 43.0% more for childcare

	Astana	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT114,024.28	$373.81 UAH15,487.56	+64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,042,596.53	$7,372.61 UAH305,456.68	+21.6%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT608.13	$1.20 UAH49.88	-0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,086.21	$1.45 UAH60.22	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT874.19	$2.38 UAH98.77	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT27,853.11	$25.96 UAH1,075.68	-53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,533.87	$4.82 UAH199.53	-4.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Astana	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT38,153.79	$66.82 UAH2,768.34	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT21,574.12	$37.62 UAH1,558.81	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT49,986.40	$91.04 UAH3,771.94	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT45,875.90	$90.26 UAH3,739.52	-1.3%
Average			-8.6%

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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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