Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

United States

Little Rock vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Little Rock is 85.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% more in Little Rock
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Little Rock
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Little Rock
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Little Rock
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in Little Rock
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Little Rock
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Little Rock

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Little Rock are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Little Rock.

Planning a move to United States? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Little Rock vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Little Rock instead of Kiev, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 79.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Little Rock
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$17.00	+52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$11.00	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$3.00	+275.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$2.38	+316.7%
Average			+79.6%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Little Rock
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$2.75	+214.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$5.16	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$4.08	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$3.46	+71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$5.38	+123.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$2.27	+310.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$0.66	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$2.00	+136.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.74	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$1.27	+347.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$1.14	+438.9%
Average			+106.4%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Little Rock
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$3.57	-46.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$36.00	+223.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$36,736.00	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$14.50	+150.2%
Average			+26.1%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Little Rock
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$68.50	+935.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$1,135.00	+79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$883.25	+157.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$166.32	+117.2%
Average			+132.7%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Kiev	Little Rock
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$1,033.33	+151.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$18,980.00	+26.0%
Average			+78.0%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Little Rock
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$5.50	+311.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$5.20	+205.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$9.48	+174.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$28.75	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$13.00	+133.3%
Average			+113.8%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Little Rock
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$51.25	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$38.75	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$83.75	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$150.00	+25.0%
Average			-7.5%

Kiev vs. Little Rock - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Kiev vs. Little Rock

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Little Rock?

More cost comparisons

Kiev vs.

Reykjavik

Kiev vs.

Lima

Kiev vs.

Canberra

Kiev vs.

Athens

Kiev vs.

Bangkok

Kiev vs.

London

Kiev vs.

Berlin

Kiev vs.

Beijing

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Ukraine vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Ukraine and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Kiev

Add prices for Little Rock

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Little Rock or Kiev. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.