Cost of living comparison

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Sharm El Sheikh vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sharm El Sheikh is 9.0% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 12.8% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Groceries
pay 36.6% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Transportation
pay 74.8% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Housing
pay 84.2% more in Sharm El Sheikh
Childcare
pay 68.7% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.4% more in Sharm El Sheikh

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

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sharm El Sheikh instead of Kiev, you would:

pay 12.8% less for restaurants

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH373.85
$8.31
EGP430.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH267.04
$5.71
EGP295.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH29.94
$0.34
EGP17.75

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH34.73
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH217.35
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH210.77
$3.54
EGP183.23

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pay 74.8% less for transportation

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH235.48
$1.34
EGP69.22
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH453.96
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1M
??

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pay 84.2% more for housing

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH312.37
$29.20
EGP1,511.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH27,972.96
$382.94
EGP19,824.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH16,764.23
$291.24
EGP15,077.25

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH16,556.21
$116.78
EGP6,045.74
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH348K
??

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pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH48.07
$3.12
EGP161.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH72.61
$1.87
EGP96.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH128.18
$1.77
EGP91.43

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kiev
Sharm El Sheikh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH3,044.21
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,588.23
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,304.61
??

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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: June 2026
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