Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

France

Bordeaux vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bordeaux is 90.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Bordeaux
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bordeaux
Transportation: pay 80.7% more in Bordeaux
Housing: pay 98.6% more in Bordeaux
Childcare: pay 31.2% more in Bordeaux
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bordeaux
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Bordeaux

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

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Bordeaux vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$20.16 €17.99	+80.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$14.00 €12.49	+79.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$2.91 €2.60	+264.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$1.40 €1.25	+145.6%
Average			+99.5%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.99 €1.78	+127.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$6.90 €6.16	+34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$4.57 €4.08	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$3.59 €3.20	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$7.34 €6.55	+204.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.51 €1.35	+173.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$1.01 €0.91	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.60 €1.43	+90.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$2.00 €1.79	+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$1.01 €0.90	+255.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$1.35 €1.20	+534.0%
Average			+112.4%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$8.18 €7.30	+22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$47.87 €42.72	+329.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$17.11 €15.27	+195.3%
Average			+80.7%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$31.07 €27.73	+369.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$927.18 €827.54	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$753.46 €672.49	+119.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$197.39 €176.17	+157.8%
Average			+98.6%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of housing

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pay 31.2% more for childcare

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$793.15 €707.91	+93.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$13,436.83 €11,992.88	-10.8%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$7.84 €7.00	+486.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$3.95 €3.52	+131.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$13.16 €11.74	+280.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$33.59 €29.98	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$11.76 €10.49	+111.0%
Average			+127.6%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Kiev	Bordeaux
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$118.51 €105.77	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$44.79 €39.98	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$106.60 €95.14	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$145.57 €129.92	+21.3%
Average			+24.7%

Kiev vs. Bordeaux - Cost of clothing

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