Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Montenegro

Budva vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Budva is 43.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Budva
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Budva
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Budva
Housing: pay 62.2% more in Budva
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Budva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% more in Budva
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Budva

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

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Budva vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Budva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$14.56 €12.99	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$13.44 €11.99	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$2.18 €1.95	+173.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$1.50 €1.34	+163.2%
Average			+66.2%

Kiev vs. Budva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Budva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.08 €0.96	+23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$4.34 €3.87	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$4.70 €4.20	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$3.03 €2.70	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$4.21 €3.76	+75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$0.59 €0.53	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.78 €0.70	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$0.68 €0.61	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.30 €1.16	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$0.41 €0.36	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$0.49 €0.44	+132.5%
Average			+21.1%

Kiev vs. Budva - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Budva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$6.62 €5.91	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$39.19 €34.98	+251.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$29,113.12 €25,984.57	-1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$10.08 €8.99	+73.9%
Average			+43.8%

Kiev vs. Budva - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Budva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$33.59 €29.98	+408.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$833.27 €743.73	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$598.87 €534.52	+74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$122.37 €109.22	+59.8%
Average			+62.2%

Kiev vs. Budva - Cost of housing

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Budva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$401.24 €358.12	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$9,741.70 €8,694.84	-35.3%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Budva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$4.76 €4.25	+255.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$3.45 €3.08	+102.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$4.37 €3.90	+26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$58.23 €51.97	+59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$6.16 €5.50	+10.5%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Kiev	Budva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$104.98 €93.69	+41.4%
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	$97.04 €86.62	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$179.16 €159.91	+49.3%
Average			+24.4%

Kiev vs. Budva - Cost of clothing

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