Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Spain

Bilbao vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bilbao is 79.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Bilbao
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Bilbao
Transportation: pay 69.1% more in Bilbao
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bilbao
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Bilbao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Bilbao
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Bilbao

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

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Bilbao vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bilbao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$21.27 €18.99	+90.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$12.32 €10.99	+57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$2.98 €2.66	+272.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$1.77 €1.58	+210.2%
Average			+100.5%

Kiev vs. Bilbao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Bilbao
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.56 €1.39	+78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$7.20 €6.43	+40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$5.02 €4.48	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$3.27 €2.92	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$3.56 €3.17	+47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.24 €1.11	+123.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.92 €0.82	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.15 €1.03	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.07 €0.95	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$0.68 €0.61	+139.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$1.09 €0.97	+412.0%
Average			+64.8%

Kiev vs. Bilbao - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Bilbao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$6.85 €6.12	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$50.39 €44.97	+352.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$13.55 €12.09	+133.8%
Average			+69.1%

Kiev vs. Bilbao - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Bilbao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$29.86 €26.65	+351.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$1,259.70 €1,124.33	+99.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$1,042.47 €930.45	+203.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$108.99 €97.28	+42.3%
Average			+133.4%

Kiev vs. Bilbao - Cost of housing

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pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Bilbao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$531.87 €474.72	+29.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$11,523.57 €10,285.23	-23.5%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bilbao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$3.36 €3.00	+151.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$2.51 €2.24	+47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$6.72 €6.00	+94.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$55.51 €49.54	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$10.08 €8.99	+80.9%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Bilbao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$88.65 €79.12	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$34.49 €30.78	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$69.87 €62.36	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$127.65 €113.93	+6.4%
Average			-5.4%

Kiev vs. Bilbao - Cost of clothing

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