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Aleppo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 13.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Aleppo
Housing: pay 6.1% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Aleppo

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

Aleppo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.00 SYP39,006	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$2.50 SYP32,505	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.32 SYP17,126	+95.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.57 SYP7,450	+23.7%
Average			-1.0%

Kiev vs. Aleppo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.93 SYP12,105	+19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$2.35 SYP30,490	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$3.91 SYP50,860	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.01 SYP26,154	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.95 SYP38,399	+39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.06 SYP13,804	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$1.10 SYP14,275	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.03 SYP13,367	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.32 SYP4,120	-68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.29 SYP3,825	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.49 SYP6,319	+91.9%
Average			+14.1%

Kiev vs. Aleppo - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.14 SYP66,812	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$3.00 SYP39,006	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$18.71 SYP243,219	+210.8%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 6.1% less for housing

	Kiev	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$19.95 SYP259,419	+183.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$46.75 SYP607,901	-42.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$69.35 SYP901,697	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	-59.9%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$8.47 SYP110,063	+681.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.20 SYP15,570	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.25 SYP42,256	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$15.08 SYP196,007	-60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$3.00 SYP39,006	-37.7%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$24.47 SYP318,095	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$63.02 SYP819,329	+76.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	+6.4%
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: December 2025

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