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Batangas vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Batangas is 4.4% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Batangas
Groceries: pay 89.8% more in Batangas
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Batangas
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Batangas
Childcare: pay 80.7% less in Batangas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Batangas
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Batangas

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

Batangas vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Batangas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$2.32 ₱136.18	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$3.14 ₱184.09	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.52 ₱30.26	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.36 ₱21.18	-22.0%
Average			-41.4%

Kiev vs. Batangas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Batangas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.26 ₱73.64	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$3.01 ₱176.52	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$7.29 ₱427.66	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$1.81 ₱106.25	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$1.87 ₱109.81	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.17 ₱68.63	+111.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.69 ₱40.26	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.17 ₱68.63	+37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.73 ₱43.01	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$1.13 ₱66.34	+203.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$1.81 ₱106.15	+614.7%
Average			+89.8%

Kiev vs. Batangas - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Kiev	Batangas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$4.12 ₱241.58	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$24,944.52 ₱1,462,621.78	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$2.84 ₱166.44	-52.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Kiev	Batangas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$28.12 ₱1,648.77	+299.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$77.41 ₱4,539.17	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$106.28 ₱6,231.56	+31.3%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 80.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Batangas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$78.85 ₱4,623.23	-78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$1,376.25 ₱80,696.37	-82.5%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Batangas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.08 ₱63.24	-0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.06 ₱121.04	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$2.75 ₱161.39	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$26.66 ₱1,563.49	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$5.16 ₱302.61	+7.2%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Batangas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$17.20 ₱1,008.70	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$25.80 ₱1,513.06	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$60.21 ₱3,530.47	-37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$43.01 ₱2,521.76	-60.7%
Average			-50.4%

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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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