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Lublin vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Lublin is 62.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lublin
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Lublin
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in Lublin
Housing: pay 99.5% more in Lublin
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Lublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Lublin
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Lublin

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

Lublin vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Lublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.09	$9.57 PLN34.25	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.63	$8.20 PLN29.36	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.43	$2.14 PLN7.67	+217.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.52	$1.70 PLN6.07	+265.9%
Average			+133.3%

Kiev vs. Lublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Lublin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.98	$1.26 PLN4.50	+60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.44	$3.91 PLN13.99	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.20	$3.85 PLN13.77	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.90	$3.35 PLN11.98	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.18	$2.93 PLN10.48	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.30	$0.53 PLN1.91	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.48	$0.72 PLN2.57	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.92	$0.73 PLN2.61	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.61	$1.17 PLN4.17	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.72	$0.44 PLN1.56	+17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.67	$0.56 PLN2.00	+120.2%
Average			+23.6%

Kiev vs. Lublin - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Lublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.67	$6.64 PLN23.75	+25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.18	$32.81 PLN117.43	+220.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,281,861.76	$34,064.62 PLN121,918.69	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.63	$8.75 PLN31.31	+45.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 99.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Lublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.69	$15.86 PLN56.76	+125.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,569.00	$820.24 PLN2,935.68	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,922.83	$628.85 PLN2,250.69	+66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,412.34	$223.67 PLN800.54	+176.2%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Lublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,725.25	$512.65 PLN1,834.80	+37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH330,701.56	$4,839.42 PLN17,320.50	-38.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Lublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.65	$3.01 PLN10.76	+177.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.96	$3.20 PLN11.46	+95.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.74	$5.33 PLN19.08	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,625.19	$33.49 PLN119.87	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.91	$8.75 PLN31.31	+81.7%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Kiev	Lublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,891.42	$92.28 PLN330.26	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,508.52	$45.57 PLN163.09	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,088.57	$102.53 PLN366.96	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,616.12	$127.59 PLN456.66	+16.5%
Average			+21.0%

Kiev vs. Lublin - 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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