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Ufa vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ufa is 2.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Ufa
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Ufa
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Ufa
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Ufa
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Ufa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Ufa
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Ufa

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

Ufa vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Ufa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$8.36 RUB638.24	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.57 RUB501.48	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.00 RUB76.59	+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.47 RUB36.02	+1.8%
Average			+14.7%

Kiev vs. Ufa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Ufa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.68 RUB51.69	-13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$5.19 RUB396.51	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$3.91 RUB298.70	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$1.61 RUB122.83	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.20 RUB168.00	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.86 RUB66.01	+56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.87 RUB66.49	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.03 RUB78.92	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.14 RUB86.94	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.29 RUB22.02	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.36 RUB27.51	+42.2%
Average			+8.1%

Kiev vs. Ufa - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Kiev	Ufa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$2.64 RUB201.87	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$9.73 RUB743.10	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$35,818.13 RUB2,735,328.42	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$3.67 RUB279.92	-39.1%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Kiev	Ufa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$6.36 RUB485.85	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$412.76 RUB31,521.40	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$285.05 RUB21,768.66	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$89.49 RUB6,834.31	+10.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Ufa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$358.18 RUB27,353.28	-4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,775.75 RUB364,710.46	-39.1%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ufa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$3.28 RUB250.74	+203.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.39 RUB182.36	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.93 RUB223.39	+1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$23.88 RUB1,823.55	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$4.78 RUB364.71	-0.8%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Ufa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$71.64 RUB5,470.66	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$37.01 RUB2,826.51	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$125.36 RUB9,573.65	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$107.45 RUB8,205.99	-1.9%
Average			+8.8%

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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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