Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Iran

Shiraz vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 47.1% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 48.1% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 80.0% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 49.7% less in Shiraz

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Shiraz.

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Shiraz vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH506.75	$4.50 IRR6M	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.73	$4.00 IRR5M	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.36	$0.64 IRR880K	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.92	??
Average			-52.2%

Kiev vs. Shiraz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Kiev	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.81	$0.43 IRR594K	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH233.00	$1.15 IRR2M	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH229.19	$2.63 IRR4M	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.92	$1.20 IRR2M	-40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.54	$1.36 IRR2M	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.16	$0.50 IRR681K	-10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.32	$0.72 IRR984K	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.38	$0.42 IRR575K	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.67	$0.26 IRR357K	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.89	$0.25 IRR348K	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.65	$0.25 IRR338K	+16.0%
Average			-43.6%

Kiev vs. Shiraz - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	Kiev	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH304.27	??
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH506.75	$3.00 IRR4M	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$65,000.00 IRR89B	+121.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.51	$2.00 IRR3M	-65.5%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 48.1% less for housing

	Kiev	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.73	$17.00 IRR23M	+157.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,783.51	$291.00 IRR400M	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,631.35	$221.00 IRR304M	-35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,482.29	$18.26 IRR25M	-76.2%
Average			-48.1%

Kiev vs. Shiraz - Cost of housing

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pay 80.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,693.51	$103.33 IRR142M	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH685K	$2,400.00 IRR3B	-84.1%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.81	$1.00 IRR1M	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.39	$1.19 IRR2M	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH157.09	$3.00 IRR4M	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,656.02	$18.60 IRR26M	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH253.38	$2.00 IRR3M	-64.1%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 49.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,376.80	$22.75 IRR31M	-69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,807.41	$18.40 IRR25M	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,378.34	$95.00 IRR131M	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,457.33	$55.00 IRR76M	-54.2%
Average			-49.7%

Kiev vs. Shiraz - Cost of clothing

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