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Kaliningrad vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kaliningrad is 18.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Kaliningrad
Groceries: pay 13.0% more in Kaliningrad
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Kaliningrad
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Kaliningrad
Childcare: pay 0.7% more in Kaliningrad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% more in Kaliningrad
Clothing: pay 59.4% more in Kaliningrad

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

Kaliningrad vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$8.34 RUB664.38	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$6.15 RUB489.74	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.40 RUB111.88	+108.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.71 RUB56.72	+53.7%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.81 RUB64.37	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$6.10 RUB486.28	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$4.55 RUB362.83	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$1.84 RUB146.67	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.47 RUB196.62	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.65 RUB51.80	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.85 RUB67.63	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.93 RUB74.06	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.39 RUB110.98	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.38 RUB29.94	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.33 RUB25.97	+28.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$2.81 RUB224.16	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$15.01 RUB1,195.88	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$26,803.03 RUB2,135,492.78	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.06 RUB402.90	-16.0%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$6.85 RUB545.55	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$431.35 RUB34,367.40	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$318.78 RUB25,398.55	-15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$79.43 RUB6,328.59	-1.9%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 0.7% more for childcare

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$305.51 RUB24,340.95	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$9,374.72 RUB746,917.36	+19.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.38 RUB189.82	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.47 RUB196.86	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$2.85 RUB226.84	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$41.22 RUB3,283.91	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$5.06 RUB403.37	+5.2%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 59.4% more for clothing

	Kiev	Kaliningrad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$111.64 RUB8,894.50	+62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$52.76 RUB4,203.89	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$164.22 RUB13,084.13	+69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$173.16 RUB13,796.59	+58.1%
Average			+59.4%

Kiev vs. Kaliningrad - Cost of clothing

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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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