Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Spain

Alicante vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Alicante is 61.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% more in Alicante
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Alicante
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Alicante
Housing: pay 94.5% more in Alicante
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Alicante
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Alicante
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Alicante

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Alicante are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Alicante.

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Alicante vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Alicante
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$19.60 €17.49	+75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$11.20 €9.99	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.09 €1.87	+161.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.33 €1.19	+133.3%
Average			+75.3%

Kiev vs. Alicante - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Alicante
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$1.67 €1.49	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$8.85 €7.90	+72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$4.26 €3.80	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$3.29 €2.94	+62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$4.35 €3.88	+80.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$1.19 €1.06	+114.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$0.92 €0.82	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.83 €0.74	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.21 €1.08	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.86 €0.76	+202.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.93 €0.83	+337.8%
Average			+67.1%

Kiev vs. Alicante - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Alicante
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$6.80 €6.07	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$26.31 €23.49	+136.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$13.83 €12.34	+138.7%
Average			+43.6%

Kiev vs. Alicante - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Alicante
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$29.89 €26.68	+352.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$1,005.77 €897.77	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$833.21 €743.74	+142.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$106.98 €95.49	+39.7%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Kiev	Alicante
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$700.40 €625.19	+70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$9,325.53 €8,324.14	-38.1%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Alicante
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$3.36 €3.00	+151.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.17 €1.94	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$6.52 €5.82	+88.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$41.18 €36.76	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$9.24 €8.25	+65.8%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Kiev	Alicante
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$84.78 €75.68	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$35.56 €31.74	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$94.98 €84.78	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$104.28 €93.08	-13.1%
Average			-3.3%

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