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Esfahan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Esfahan is 37.2% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Esfahan
Groceries: pay 42.6% less in Esfahan
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Esfahan
Housing: pay 45.6% less in Esfahan
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Esfahan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% less in Esfahan
Clothing: pay 45.8% less in Esfahan

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Esfahan.

Esfahan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Esfahan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$3.00 IRR126,338	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$3.00 IRR126,338	-50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.50 IRR21,256	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.96 IRR40,228	+106.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 42.6% less for groceries

	Kiev	Esfahan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.44 IRR18,600	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$1.41 IRR59,379	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$1.89 IRR79,707	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$1.49 IRR62,748	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.13 IRR47,755	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.30 IRR12,575	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.61 IRR25,597	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.47 IRR19,739	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.26 IRR10,984	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.26 IRR11,079	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.23 IRR9,551	-10.5%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Esfahan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$3.30 IRR138,827	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$13.10 IRR551,674	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$67,338.29 IRR2,835,783,738	+121.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$2.90 IRR122,126	-51.8%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Kiev	Esfahan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$7.50 IRR315,844	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$285.50 IRR12,023,119	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$194.40 IRR8,186,670	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$11.47 IRR483,055	-85.8%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Esfahan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$71.67 IRR3,018,062	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$588.00 IRR24,762,150	-92.5%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Esfahan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$1.00 IRR42,112	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$0.76 IRR32,006	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.10 IRR88,436	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$13.58 IRR572,028	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$1.10 IRR46,324	-77.2%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 45.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Esfahan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$18.40 IRR774,870	-73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$24.17 IRR1,017,719	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$86.00 IRR3,621,675	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$37.20 IRR1,566,585	-66.0%
Average			-45.8%

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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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