Cost of living comparison

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Elbasan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Elbasan is 11.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Elbasan
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Elbasan
Transportation: pay 73.0% more in Elbasan
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Elbasan
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Elbasan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Elbasan
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Elbasan

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

Elbasan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Elbasan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$9.64 ALL794	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$6.63 ALL546	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.21 ALL99	+78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.68 ALL56	+47.4%
Average			+37.6%

Kiev vs. Elbasan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Elbasan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.99 ALL81	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$5.05 ALL416	+3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$7.68 ALL632	+61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.59 ALL213	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.60 ALL214	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.42 ALL34	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$1.09 ALL90	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.57 ALL47	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.42 ALL34	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.45 ALL37	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.47 ALL39	+87.0%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 73.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Elbasan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$8.27 ALL681	+55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$19.28 ALL1,588	+88.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$28,923.53 ALL2,381,257	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$15.18 ALL1,250	+152.3%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Kiev	Elbasan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$13.66 ALL1,124	+94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$293.25 ALL24,143	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$200.86 ALL16,537	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$49.24 ALL4,054	-39.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Elbasan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$144.62 ALL11,906	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$1,807.72 ALL148,829	-77.0%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Elbasan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.81 ALL149	+66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.69 ALL139	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$4.22 ALL347	+46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$56.24 ALL4,630	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$4.22 ALL347	-12.4%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Elbasan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$66.28 ALL5,457	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$41.58 ALL3,423	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$96.41 ALL7,938	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$117.50 ALL9,674	+7.3%
Average			+4.9%

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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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