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Monastir vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Monastir is 13.3% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Monastir
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Monastir
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Monastir
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Monastir
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Monastir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Monastir
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Monastir

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

Monastir vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Monastir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$3.77 TND11.030	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$5.14 TND15.030	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$0.71 TND2.060	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$0.31 TND0.890	-34.0%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Monastir
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$0.16 TND0.480	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$6.58 TND19.220	+34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$1.88 TND5.480	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$1.54 TND4.510	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$2.74 TND8.010	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$0.78 TND2.270	+40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$1.53 TND4.480	+111.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$0.53 TND1.550	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$0.32 TND0.950	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.34 TND0.990	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$0.30 TND0.890	+20.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Kiev	Monastir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$3.27 TND9.570	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	$11.55 TND33.740	+12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$41,157.36 TND120K	+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$3.05 TND8.920	-49.3%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Kiev	Monastir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$18.69 TND54.630	+165.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$208.62 TND609.670	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$137.37 TND401.430	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$45.58 TND133.200	-43.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Monastir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	$107.18 TND313.220	-71.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	$3,230.85 TND9,441.720	-58.8%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Monastir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$1.71 TND5.010	+58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$1.01 TND2.970	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$3.52 TND10.270	+21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$24.87 TND72.670	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$5.49 TND16.040	+14.0%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Monastir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$46.95 TND137.190	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$61.74 TND180.420	+72.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$113.36 TND331.270	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$84.03 TND245.560	-23.3%
Average			+8.6%

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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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