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Ahmadi vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ahmadi is 35.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Ahmadi
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Ahmadi
Transportation: pay 90.9% more in Ahmadi
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Ahmadi
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Ahmadi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Ahmadi
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Ahmadi

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

Ahmadi vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.36 KWD2.250	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$7.36 KWD2.250	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.49 KWD0.150	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.33 KWD0.100	-29.4%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.82 KWD0.250	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$1.64 KWD0.500	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.95 KWD1.520	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$1.37 KWD0.420	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.23 KWD0.680	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.67 KWD0.200	+20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.67 KWD0.200	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.52 KWD0.160	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.37 KWD0.110	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.22 KWD0.070	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.22 KWD0.070	-12.2%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 90.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$1.35 KWD0.410	-74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$29.43 KWD9.020	+187.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$22.89 KWD7.010	+280.4%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$29.07 KWD8.910	+312.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$817.58 KWD250.520	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$632.26 KWD193.730	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$52.86 KWD16.200	-34.7%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$98.11 KWD30.060	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$7,442.33 KWD2,280.400	-5.2%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$3.27 KWD1.000	+201.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$4.50 KWD1.380	+174.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.94 KWD0.900	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$132.99 KWD40.750	+244.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$11.45 KWD3.510	+137.7%
Average			+152.2%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Ahmadi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$39.65 KWD12.150	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$38.70 KWD11.860	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$85.03 KWD26.050	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$72.67 KWD22.270	-33.7%
Average			-20.1%

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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: December 2025

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