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Kiev vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 49.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 61.3% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 58.3% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$8.43 UAH355.45	+70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$6.02 UAH253.89	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.67 UAH28.46	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.46 UAH19.54	+20.8%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.78 UAH33.02	+124.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$4.90 UAH206.65	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$4.75 UAH200.40	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$2.01 UAH84.99	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.12 UAH89.27	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.55 UAH23.32	+59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.72 UAH30.51	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.85 UAH35.96	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$1.01 UAH42.65	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.37 UAH15.74	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.25 UAH10.69	+20.2%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$5.31 UAH223.89	+71.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$10.23 UAH431.61	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$6.02 UAH253.89	+90.0%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 61.3% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$7.04 UAH297.00	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	+72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	+154.3%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	+119.9%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$1.08 UAH45.70	-16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$1.64 UAH69.03	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$2.89 UAH121.87	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	+5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$4.81 UAH203.11	+17.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 58.3% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	+133.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	+76.8%
Average			+58.3%

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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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