Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Ukraine

Kiev vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 10.6% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 25.4% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 20.0% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL742	$11.14 UAH501.88	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL495	$7.80 UAH351.31	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$0.80 UAH36.01	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.57 UAH25.67	-14.1%
Average			+8.0%

Shkoder vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL77	$0.88 UAH39.43	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL290	$5.12 UAH230.76	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL586	$5.04 UAH226.99	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL214	$2.02 UAH91.04	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$2.41 UAH108.49	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.55 UAH24.92	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.71 UAH32.01	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.84 UAH38.01	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.27 UAH57.11	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.28 UAH12.77	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.21 UAH9.56	-61.7%
Average			-13.7%

Shkoder vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL668	$6.69 UAH301.35	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL910	$11.14 UAH501.88	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,757	$5.79 UAH260.98	-83.0%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 20.0% more for housing

	Shkoder	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,383	$6.61 UAH297.83	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,607	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,078	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,784	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	+64.0%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,424	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	+348.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL148K	$15,064.36 UAH679K	+722.2%
Average			+507.4%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL148	$1.34 UAH60.23	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$1.70 UAH76.65	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL346	$3.45 UAH155.58	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,465	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL594	$5.57 UAH250.94	-24.0%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,960	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	+52.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL990	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	+225.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,940	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,879	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	-18.1%
Average			+51.9%

Shkoder vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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