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Kiev vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 3.7 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 11.8 times more in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.63 LYD27.660	$7.22 UAH302.88	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD20.120	$6.02 UAH252.40	+46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LYD2.480	$0.62 UAH26.01	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.10 LYD0.500	$0.40 UAH16.93	+294.2%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 LYD1.310	$0.76 UAH31.75	+183.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.57 LYD12.640	$4.34 UAH181.92	+68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 LYD19.870	$4.03 UAH168.81	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 LYD7.260	$1.57 UAH65.76	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 LYD7.800	$1.92 UAH80.64	+21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LYD4.340	$0.34 UAH14.14	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 LYD2.810	$0.70 UAH29.45	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 LYD1.750	$0.72 UAH30.00	+100.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.220	$0.91 UAH37.97	+265.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.460	$0.29 UAH12.10	-3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 LYD1.590	$0.31 UAH12.96	-4.4%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 11.8 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.570	$5.14 UAH215.70	+4323.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.74 LYD111.680	$9.39 UAH393.74	-58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,851.83 LYD72,933.810	$30,545.46 UAH1,280,658.59	+105.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 LYD45.770	$4.48 UAH187.78	-51.9%
Average			+1079.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.49 LYD100.600	$5.76 UAH241.38	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$210.71 LYD1,034.730	$582.58 UAH24,425.32	+176.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.23 LYD639.520	$351.09 UAH14,719.74	+169.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.36 LYD129.460	$74.50 UAH3,123.38	+182.6%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.27 LYD354.890	$373.81 UAH15,672.61	+417.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,170.59 LYD5,748.480	$7,372.61 UAH309,106.26	+529.8%
Average			+473.5%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 LYD3.520	$1.20 UAH50.48	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.60 LYD2.940	$1.45 UAH60.94	+142.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 LYD10.560	$2.38 UAH99.95	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.63 LYD130.780	$25.96 UAH1,088.53	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 LYD25.150	$4.82 UAH201.92	-6.0%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.22 LYD148.380	$66.82 UAH2,801.41	+121.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 LYD194.830	$37.62 UAH1,577.43	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.09 LYD255.810	$91.04 UAH3,817.01	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.60 LYD331.970	$90.26 UAH3,784.20	+33.5%
Average			+56.0%

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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: January 2025

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