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Karaj vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Karaj is 29.3% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Karaj
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Karaj
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Karaj
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Karaj
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Karaj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% less in Karaj
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Karaj

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

Karaj vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Karaj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$3.80 IRR160,059	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$4.50 IRR189,544	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$0.47 IRR19,802	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$1.02 IRR42,831	+119.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Kiev	Karaj
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$0.54 IRR22,596	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$1.89 IRR79,454	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$2.35 IRR99,028	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$1.02 IRR42,963	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$1.41 IRR59,442	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$0.39 IRR16,402	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.68 IRR28,729	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$0.36 IRR15,024	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.22 IRR9,156	-78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.19 IRR8,166	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.20 IRR8,548	-19.9%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Karaj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$2.75 IRR115,752	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$13.00 IRR547,571	+27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,216,667	+123.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$2.70 IRR113,726	-55.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Kiev	Karaj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$5.76 IRR242,469	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$365.90 IRR15,412,045	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$439.62 IRR18,517,037	+16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$10.71 IRR450,941	-86.8%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Karaj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$123.82 IRR5,215,378	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$827.70 IRR34,863,511	-89.5%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Karaj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$0.65 IRR27,379	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$1.23 IRR51,928	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$2.50 IRR105,302	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$22.73 IRR957,442	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$1.50 IRR63,181	-68.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Karaj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$25.00 IRR1,053,021	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$30.76 IRR1,295,538	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$97.31 IRR4,098,716	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$69.84 IRR2,941,519	-36.2%
Average			-28.4%

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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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