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Portimao vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Portimao is 77.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Portimao
Groceries
pay 74.2% more in Portimao
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Portimao
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Portimao
Childcare
pay 40.2% less in Portimao
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.0% more in Portimao
Clothing
pay 35.0% less in Portimao

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

Portimao vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Portimao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH355.45
$14.08
€12.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH253.89
$11.67
€9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH28.46
$2.28
€1.94

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

 
Kiev
Portimao
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH33.02
$1.76
€1.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH206.65
$6.10
€5.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH200.40
$4.25
€3.62

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Kiev
Portimao
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH223.89
$7.36
€6.27
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH431.61
$28.51
€24.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1,283,165.80
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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Kiev
Portimao
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH297.00
$51.86
€44.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH26,596.03
$899.55
€766.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH15,939.03
$704.00
€599.81

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

 
Kiev
Portimao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH15,741.25
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH331,037.99
$4,693.32
€3,998.74

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pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Portimao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH45.70
$2.64
€2.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH69.03
$2.03
€1.73
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH121.87
$6.28
€5.35

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

 
Kiev
Portimao
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH2,894.36
$54.21
€46.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,510.06
$24.17
€20.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,092.73
$47.81
€40.74

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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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