Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Ukraine

Kiev vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 95.8% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 93.4% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Kiev
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.4% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$11.14 UAH500.55	+197.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$7.80 UAH350.38	+95.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$0.80 UAH35.91	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.57 UAH25.60	-66.3%
Average			+93.4%

Tehran vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Tehran	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$0.88 UAH39.33	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$5.12 UAH230.15	+131.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$5.04 UAH226.38	+96.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$2.02 UAH90.80	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$2.41 UAH108.20	+57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$0.55 UAH24.86	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$0.71 UAH31.93	-17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$0.84 UAH37.91	+59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$1.27 UAH56.96	+320.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.28 UAH12.73	+9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.21 UAH9.54	-4.0%
Average			+50.4%

Tehran vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$6.69 UAH300.55	+1890.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$11.14 UAH500.55	+102.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$5.79 UAH260.28	+99.8%
Average			+210.6%

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Tehran	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$6.61 UAH297.04	+78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	+669.4%
Average			+81.3%

Tehran vs. Kiev - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	+281.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+483.5%
Average			+371.8%

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pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$1.34 UAH60.07	+91.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$1.70 UAH76.44	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$3.45 UAH155.17	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$5.57 UAH250.27	+178.6%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Tehran	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	+179.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	+59.6%
Average			+40.3%

Tehran vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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