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Kiev vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 50.4% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 74.8% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 23.2% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Kiev are more expensive than in Tripoli. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Kiev. Notably, childcare is 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 8.0% less for restaurants

	Tripoli	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 LBP402,330	$8.43 UAH355.45	+87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP715,254	$6.02 UAH253.89	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 LBP134,110	$0.67 UAH28.46	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,173	$0.46 UAH19.54	-39.2%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 74.8% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 LBP40,606	$0.78 UAH33.02	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,319	$4.90 UAH206.65	+72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP439,974	$4.75 UAH200.40	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,243	$2.01 UAH84.99	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 LBP250,085	$2.12 UAH89.27	-24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,554	$0.55 UAH23.32	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,305	$0.72 UAH30.51	+189.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,925	$0.85 UAH35.96	+302.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,851	$1.01 UAH42.65	+138.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,629	$0.37 UAH15.74	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,092	$0.25 UAH10.69	-27.2%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Tripoli	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.37 LBP301,111	$5.31 UAH223.89	+57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.23 UAH431.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	$6.02 UAH253.89	-53.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 23.2% more for housing

	Tripoli	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	$7.04 UAH297.00	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	+110.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	+106.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	-41.9%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	+176.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	+292.4%
Average			+234.4%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,627	$1.08 UAH45.70	-72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 LBP223,517	$1.64 UAH69.03	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 LBP223,517	$2.89 UAH121.87	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	+97.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP581,144	$4.81 UAH203.11	-25.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	+46.0%
Average			+19.6%

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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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