Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Albania

Vlore vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Vlore is 8.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% more in Vlore
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Vlore
Transportation: pay 63.2% more in Vlore
Housing: pay 0.9% less in Vlore
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Vlore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% more in Vlore
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Vlore

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

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Vlore vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Vlore
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	$7.33 ALL599	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.80 ALL148	+125.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.66 ALL54	+16.5%
Average			+1.6%

Kiev vs. Vlore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Vlore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$0.95 ALL78	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$5.08 ALL415	-0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$7.22 ALL591	+43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$2.64 ALL216	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$3.84 ALL314	+59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$0.89 ALL73	+60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$1.03 ALL84	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.75 ALL61	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.73 ALL60	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.48 ALL39	+69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.57 ALL46	+167.5%
Average			+29.6%

Kiev vs. Vlore - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Vlore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$8.33 ALL681	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$24.43 ALL1,997	+119.2%
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	$34.02 ALL2,782	+487.2%
Average			+63.2%

Kiev vs. Vlore - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Kiev	Vlore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$17.06 ALL1,395	+158.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$542.06 ALL44,317	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$420.18 ALL34,353	+22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$46.66 ALL3,815	-39.1%
Average			-0.9%

Kiev vs. Vlore - Cost of housing

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Vlore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$97.71 ALL7,989	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	??
Average			-76.2%

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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Vlore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$2.44 ALL200	+82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$1.87 ALL153	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$4.27 ALL350	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$56.75 ALL4,639	+55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$8.54 ALL698	+53.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Kiev	Vlore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$48.86 ALL3,994	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$54.96 ALL4,494	+38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$97.71 ALL7,989	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$146.57 ALL11,983	+22.1%
Average			+3.1%

Kiev vs. Vlore - Cost of clothing

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