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Luang Prabang vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 32.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.12	$1.85 LAK40,115	-78.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.94	$5.54 LAK120K	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.48	$0.90 LAK19,538	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.24	$0.57 LAK12,489	+24.1%
Average			-7.2%

Kiev vs. Luang Prabang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.19	$1.10 LAK23,949	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.02	$12.58 LAK273K	+156.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.54	$6.50 LAK141K	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.02	$2.40 LAK52,143	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.45	$1.20 LAK26,072	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.15	$0.62 LAK13,469	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.60	$1.00 LAK21,726	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.24	$1.00 LAK21,726	+17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.17	$2.00 LAK43,453	+97.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$0.67 LAK14,557	+79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.45 LAK9,777	+77.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH231.87	$4.27 LAK92,687	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.00	$59.59 LAK1M	+482.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH262.94	$10.16 LAK221K	+68.8%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.58	$6.92 LAK150K	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	$850.11 LAK18M	+125.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	$64.60 LAK1M	-20.2%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	$254.79 LAK6M	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	+17.3%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.33	$1.34 LAK29,079	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.49	$1.58 LAK34,348	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.21	$2.00 LAK43,453	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	$84.48 LAK2M	+119.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.35	$2.49 LAK54,024	-48.3%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Kiev	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	$72.71 LAK2M	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	$61.17 LAK1M	+70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	$74.56 LAK2M	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	$52.86 LAK1M	-51.7%
Average			+0.5%

Kiev vs. Luang Prabang - 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: April 2026

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