Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Ukraine

Ukraine vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Ukraine is 15.4% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Ukraine
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Ukraine
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Ukraine
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Ukraine
Childcare: pay 0.9% more in Ukraine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Ukraine
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Ukraine

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Ukraine are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Ukraine. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Ukraine.

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Ukraine vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Ukraine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES513.81	$7.28 UAH327.13	+83.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES842.08	$5.79 UAH260.14	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.64	$0.73 UAH33.01	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.50	$0.50 UAH22.24	-12.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Kenya	Ukraine
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.38	$0.73 UAH32.65	+28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES654.07	$4.30 UAH193.14	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES364.50	$4.41 UAH198.32	+57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.44	$1.86 UAH83.64	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.09	$2.07 UAH93.16	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.75	$0.48 UAH21.66	-57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.09	$0.69 UAH30.95	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.85	$0.73 UAH32.89	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.54	$1.10 UAH49.29	+227.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.99	$0.32 UAH14.25	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.50	$0.24 UAH10.58	-32.8%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Kenya	Ukraine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES742.41	$6.12 UAH274.80	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,896.40	$13.84 UAH621.89	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$29,153.65 UAH1M	+46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,598.52	$4.95 UAH222.27	-59.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Kenya	Ukraine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,347.14	$5.86 UAH263.29	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,025.43	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,195.68	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	+29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,490.62	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	+95.4%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 0.9% more for childcare

	Kenya	Ukraine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,757.09	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	+57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$6,644.44 UAH298K	-35.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Ukraine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.31	$1.11 UAH49.85	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES316.97	$1.34 UAH60.14	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.11	$2.95 UAH132.47	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,158.65	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,106.12	$4.17 UAH187.12	-51.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Ukraine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,105.20	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	+228.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,645.16	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	+81.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,590.56	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	+122.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,633.90	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	+146.7%
Average			+139.2%

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