Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Ukraine

Kiev vs. Shiraz Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 89.1% more expensive than Shiraz.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 92.6% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 98.7% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kiev are more expensive than in Shiraz. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Kiev.

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Kiev vs. Shiraz Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Shiraz	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 IRR6M	$11.14 UAH506.75	+147.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$7.80 UAH354.73	+95.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 IRR880K	$0.80 UAH36.36	+24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.57 UAH25.92
Average			+109.1%

Shiraz vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Shiraz	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 IRR594K	$0.88 UAH39.81	+102.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.15 IRR2M	$5.12 UAH233.00	+346.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.63 IRR4M	$5.04 UAH229.19	+91.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 IRR2M	$2.02 UAH91.92	+68.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IRR2M	$2.41 UAH109.54	+76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 IRR681K	$0.55 UAH25.16	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 IRR984K	$0.71 UAH32.32	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR575K	$0.84 UAH38.38	+101.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$1.27 UAH57.67	+388.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 IRR348K	$0.28 UAH12.89	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 IRR338K	$0.21 UAH9.65	-13.8%
Average			+77.3%

Shiraz vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Shiraz	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.69 UAH304.27
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 IRR4M	$11.14 UAH506.75	+271.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$65,000.00 IRR89B	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.00 IRR3M	$5.79 UAH263.51	+189.7%
Average			+35.3%

Shiraz vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.6% more for housing

	Shiraz	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.00 IRR23M	$6.61 UAH300.73	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.00 IRR400M	$632.91 UAH28,783.51	+117.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.00 IRR304M	$343.71 UAH15,631.35	+55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.26 IRR25M	$76.57 UAH3,482.29	+319.4%
Average			+92.6%

Shiraz vs. Kiev - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Shiraz	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.33 IRR142M	$411.05 UAH18,693.51	+297.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,400.00 IRR3B	$15,064.36 UAH685K	+527.7%
Average			+399.7%

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pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shiraz	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 IRR1M	$1.34 UAH60.81	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 IRR2M	$1.70 UAH77.39	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 IRR4M	$3.45 UAH157.09	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.60 IRR26M	$36.41 UAH1,656.02	+95.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$5.57 UAH253.38	+178.6%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 98.7% more for clothing

	Shiraz	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.75 IRR31M	$74.25 UAH3,376.80	+226.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.40 IRR25M	$39.74 UAH1,807.41	+116.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.00 IRR131M	$96.27 UAH4,378.34	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 IRR76M	$120.00 UAH5,457.33	+118.2%
Average			+98.7%

Shiraz vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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