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Kiev vs. Jinan Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 38.9% more expensive than Jinan.

Restaurants: pay 88.1% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Jinan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.1% more for restaurants

	Jinan	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.78	$8.43 UAH355.45	+200.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$6.02 UAH253.89	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 CN¥3.07	$0.67 UAH28.46	+55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.88	$0.46 UAH19.54	+73.9%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Jinan	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 CN¥10.36	$0.78 UAH33.02	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 CN¥37.91	$4.90 UAH206.65	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 CN¥43.43	$4.75 UAH200.40	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 CN¥8.52	$2.01 UAH84.99	+66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 CN¥9.57	$2.12 UAH89.27	+56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.23	$0.55 UAH23.32	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 CN¥2.99	$0.72 UAH30.51	+70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 CN¥4.71	$0.85 UAH35.96	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.01 UAH42.65	+144.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 CN¥1.68	$0.37 UAH15.74	+56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.24	$0.25 UAH10.69	-20.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Jinan	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 CN¥31.00	$5.31 UAH223.89	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$10.23 UAH431.61	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,333.22 CN¥136,386.21	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	+57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.08 CN¥28.78	$6.02 UAH253.89	+47.5%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Jinan	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.01 CN¥49.45	$7.04 UAH297.00	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.39 CN¥1,978.05	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.41 CN¥1,068.14	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	+149.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.83 CN¥478.50	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	+19.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Jinan	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.30 CN¥1,483.53	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	+77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,524.67 CN¥123,627.82	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	-55.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Jinan	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.93	$1.08 UAH45.70	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 CN¥23.90	$1.64 UAH69.03	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 CN¥22.25	$2.89 UAH121.87	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.80 CN¥675.83	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.26 CN¥37.09	$4.81 UAH203.11	-8.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Jinan	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.05 CN¥219.07	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	+120.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.11 CN¥268.82	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.59 CN¥469.79	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	+45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.10 CN¥494.51	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	+56.3%
Average			+54.2%

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