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Beau Bassin vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 39.2% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 38.9% less in Beau Bassin

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

Beau Bassin vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.15 MUR329.22	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$5.50 MUR253.24	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.99 MUR45.58	+46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.58 MUR26.77	+25.4%
Average			+12.1%

Kiev vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.75 MUR34.69	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$6.38 MUR293.92	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$5.10 MUR234.86	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.21 MUR101.80	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.37 MUR109.21	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.92 MUR42.27	+66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.90 MUR41.35	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.67 MUR30.78	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.22 MUR56.06	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.47 MUR21.44	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.47 MUR21.44	+83.7%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$5.42 MUR249.55	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+460.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	+309.2%
Average			+196.0%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+368.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-58.3%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-38.4%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.20 MUR101.30	+103.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.42 MUR111.43	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$6.60 MUR303.89	+128.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$6.05 MUR278.57	+25.6%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-56.5%
Average			-38.9%

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