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Samarkand vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Samarkand is 34.7% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% less in Samarkand
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Samarkand
Transportation: pay 49.3% less in Samarkand
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Samarkand
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Samarkand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Samarkand
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Samarkand

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Samarkand.

Samarkand vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.9% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Samarkand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH363.10	$4.67 UZS56,668.15	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH259.36	$4.09 UZS49,628.08	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.07	$0.42 UZS5,128.23	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.96	$0.25 UZS3,060.38	-45.5%
Average			-39.9%

Kiev vs. Samarkand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Kiev	Samarkand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.73	$0.33 UZS3,970.25	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH211.10	$4.17 UZS50,523.75	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH204.71	$4.03 UZS48,844.31	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH86.82	$1.33 UZS16,079.50	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.19	$1.90 UZS23,038.12	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.83	$0.37 UZS4,502.19	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.17	$0.81 UZS9,882.60	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.74	$0.74 UZS9,004.38	-12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.57	$0.58 UZS7,061.80	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.08	$0.22 UZS2,701.31	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.92	$0.07 UZS900.44	-70.7%
Average			-29.0%

Kiev vs. Samarkand - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.3% less for transportation

	Kiev	Samarkand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH228.71	$3.77 UZS45,754.25	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH440.91	$3.27 UZS39,702.46	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$19,982.87 UZS242M	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH259.36	$2.05 UZS24,814.04	-66.0%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Kiev	Samarkand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH303.39	$11.42 UZS139K	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,168.75	$237.30 UZS3M	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,282.26	$161.61 UZS2M	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,489.37	$31.29 UZS380K	-61.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Samarkand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,080.22	$122.74 UZS1M	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH338K	$4,909.61 UZS60M	-37.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Samarkand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.68	$1.23 UZS14,888.42	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.52	$1.84 UZS22,332.64	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.49	$1.64 UZS19,851.23	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,661.87	$38.19 UZS463K	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH207.49	$3.07 UZS37,221.06	-36.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Samarkand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,956.69	$20.46 UZS248K	-70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,542.57	$40.91 UZS496K	+14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,180.86	$73.64 UZS893K	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,720.32	$57.28 UZS695K	-47.7%
Average			-31.9%

Kiev vs. Samarkand - 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: March 2026

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