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Las Terrenas vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 26.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Las Terrenas

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

Las Terrenas vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$6.24 DOP369.49	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$7.25 DOP429.08	+20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$0.97 DOP57.61	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$0.63 DOP37.19	+35.6%
Average			+18.6%

Kiev vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$1.34 DOP79.52	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$3.66 DOP216.48	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$4.57 DOP270.71	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$1.61 DOP95.35	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$2.47 DOP146.39	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$1.10 DOP64.98	+98.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$0.38 DOP22.77	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$0.51 DOP30.28	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$0.51 DOP30.28	-49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.51 DOP30.28	+37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$1.01 DOP59.55	+297.0%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$4.55 DOP269.59	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+242.4%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+395.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	-15.5%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-43.6%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$2.42 DOP143.03	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$1.99 DOP118.00	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$4.83 DOP286.05	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$7.25 DOP429.08	+50.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-26.5%
Average			-21.0%

Kiev vs. Las Terrenas - 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: March 2026

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