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Balikpapan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Balikpapan is 5.2% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Balikpapan
Groceries: pay 98.9% more in Balikpapan
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Balikpapan
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Balikpapan
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Balikpapan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Balikpapan
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Balikpapan

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

Balikpapan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.41 IDR6,790.32	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.39 IDR6,459.08	-16.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 98.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.23 IDR20,393.92	+56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$11.94 IDR198,741.04	+143.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$6.78 IDR112,847.53	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$2.65 IDR44,120.51	+31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.17 IDR36,059.01	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	+193.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.95 IDR15,775.82	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	+117.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$1.62 IDR27,044.26	+541.3%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$2.78 IDR46,342.72	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	??
Average			-34.5%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	+345.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$212.89 IDR3,544,215.26	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$68.47 IDR1,139,838.33	-15.4%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	??
Average			-84.0%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.94 IDR32,295.42	+79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$1.97 IDR32,792.27	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$20.89 IDR347,796.82	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-38.0%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Balikpapan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$40.56 IDR675,222.69	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$20.15 IDR335,375.51	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$121.37 IDR2,020,533.94	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$119.38 IDR1,987,410.43	+9.0%
Average			-12.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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