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Al Wakrah vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Al Wakrah is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Al Wakrah
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Al Wakrah
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Al Wakrah
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Al Wakrah
Childcare: pay 64.7% more in Al Wakrah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Al Wakrah
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Al Wakrah

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

Al Wakrah vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Wakrah instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$4.80 QAR17.51	-43.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.18 QAR22.52	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.82 QAR3.00	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.30 QAR1.08	-35.8%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.51 QAR5.50	+93.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.48 QAR12.68	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.12 QAR25.95	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.51 QAR9.15	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$3.51 QAR12.78	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.90 QAR3.27	+62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.72 QAR2.64
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.73 QAR2.67	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.59 QAR2.16	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.49 QAR1.78	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.50 QAR1.84	+98.9%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$2.15 QAR7.83	-59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$54.91 QAR200.16	+436.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$19.77 QAR72.06	+228.5%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$87.14 QAR317.63	+1137.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	+87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$66.60 QAR242.74	-17.8%
Average			+314.1%

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pay 64.7% more for childcare

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	+84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	+45.4%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$10.98 QAR40.03	+913.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$5.15 QAR18.79	+215.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$6.32 QAR23.02	+118.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$68.64 QAR250.20	+78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$8.24 QAR30.02	+71.1%
Average			+279.3%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Al Wakrah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$61.32 QAR223.51	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$35.01 QAR127.60	-2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$103.01 QAR375.46	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$59.49 QAR216.84	-45.7%
Average			-13.1%

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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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