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Kiev vs. Cusco Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 45.5% more expensive than Cusco.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 62.3% more in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Cusco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cusco	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.03 PEN6.97	$11.14 UAH500.50	+448.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.56 PEN22.51	$7.80 UAH350.35	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PEN2.59	$0.80 UAH35.91	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PEN1.16	$0.57 UAH25.60	+68.3%
Average			+142.0%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Cusco	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$2.28 PEN7.83	$0.88 UAH39.32	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.40 PEN8.22	$5.12 UAH230.13	+113.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.87 PEN16.70	$5.04 UAH226.36	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 PEN12.35	$2.02 UAH90.79	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 PEN6.78	$2.41 UAH108.19	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 PEN4.07	$0.55 UAH24.85	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 PEN1.24	$0.71 UAH31.92	+96.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 PEN2.26	$0.84 UAH37.90	+28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.36	$1.27 UAH56.96	+220.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.58	$0.28 UAH12.73	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PEN1.69	$0.21 UAH9.53	-57.0%
Average			-4.8%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Cusco	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 PEN20.01	$6.69 UAH300.52	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.14 UAH500.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,407.28 UAH1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 PEN57.76	$5.79 UAH260.26	-65.6%
Average			-12.2%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cusco	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.55 PEN149.38	$6.61 UAH297.02	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$217.77 PEN746.88	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	+190.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.57 PEN663.89	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	+77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.20 PEN76.15	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	+244.9%
Average			+111.2%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cusco	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$411.05 UAH18,462.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,064.36 UAH677K

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cusco	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 PEN5.98	$1.34 UAH60.06	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 PEN7.30	$1.70 UAH76.44	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.45 UAH155.15
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.04 PEN99.58	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	+25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PEN14.94	$5.57 UAH250.25	+27.9%
Average			+2.3%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.3% more for clothing

	Cusco	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.75 PEN129.46	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	+96.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.39 PEN114.52	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.72 PEN184.23	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	+79.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 PEN248.96	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	+65.3%
Average			+62.3%

Cusco vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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