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Kiev vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 45.4% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 57.1% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 57.5% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 33.9% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Kiev

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.3% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,535	$7.22 UAH299.73	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,214	$6.02 UAH249.78	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK367	$0.62 UAH25.74	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK264	$0.40 UAH16.75	-80.0%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 57.1% less for groceries

	Iceland	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK386	$0.76 UAH31.42	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK949	$4.34 UAH180.04	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK785	$4.03 UAH167.06	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK708	$1.57 UAH65.08	-71.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,112	$1.92 UAH79.81	-77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK160	$0.34 UAH13.99	-72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK134	$0.70 UAH29.14	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK153	$0.72 UAH29.68	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK245	$0.91 UAH37.58	-51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK161	$0.29 UAH11.98	-76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK103	$0.31 UAH12.83	-60.6%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 57.5% less for transportation

	Iceland	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,093	$5.14 UAH213.46	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,315	$9.39 UAH389.65	-86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,313,942	$30,545.46 UAH1,267,365.79	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,880	$4.48 UAH185.83	-79.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Iceland	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,432	$5.76 UAH238.87	-92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK240,213	$582.58 UAH24,171.80	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK195,744	$351.09 UAH14,566.95	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,582	$74.50 UAH3,090.96	+28.4%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 33.9% more for childcare

	Iceland	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK33,740	$373.81 UAH15,509.93	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK783,355	$7,372.61 UAH305,897.84	+23.0%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,201	$1.20 UAH49.96	-86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK607	$1.45 UAH60.30	-68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,536	$2.38 UAH98.91	-79.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,032	$25.96 UAH1,077.23	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,875	$4.82 UAH199.82	-66.4%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Iceland	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,537	$66.82 UAH2,772.33	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,801	$37.62 UAH1,561.06	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,342	$91.04 UAH3,777.39	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK24,111	$90.26 UAH3,744.92	-51.1%
Average			-41.6%

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