Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 32.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 48.0% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 23.3% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.8% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$9.77 ALL799	-12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$10.99 ALL899	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.38 ALL195	+197.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.15 ALL94	+100.9%
Average			+27.1%

Kiev vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$1.18 ALL96	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$6.45 ALL528	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$8.47 ALL692	+68.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$3.77 ALL308	+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$4.12 ALL337	+71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$0.89 ALL73	+60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$1.12 ALL91	+57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.92 ALL76	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.84 ALL69	-33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.47 ALL38	+64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.58 ALL47	+172.2%
Average			+48.0%

Kiev vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$8.32 ALL680	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$22.39 ALL1,831	+101.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$32.98 ALL2,696	+469.2%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 23.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$19.91 ALL1,628	+201.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$848.28 ALL69,353	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$380.02 ALL31,070	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$74.95 ALL6,128	-2.1%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$299.78 ALL24,509	-27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$7,964.27 ALL651K	-47.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$3.54 ALL290	+164.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.19 ALL179	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$4.76 ALL389	+37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$88.90 ALL7,268	+144.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$9.77 ALL799	+75.4%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Kiev	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$69.87 ALL5,712	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$47.44 ALL3,879	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$122.26 ALL9,996	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$115.33 ALL9,429	-3.9%
Average			+8.2%

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