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Burnaby vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Burnaby is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Burnaby
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Burnaby
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Burnaby
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Burnaby
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Burnaby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Burnaby
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Burnaby

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

Burnaby vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Burnaby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$15.83 CA$21.89	+87.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.87 CA$12.27	+47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.98 CA$2.74	+193.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$1.41 CA$1.95	+204.0%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Burnaby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$2.68 CA$3.70	+242.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$6.15 CA$8.50	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$9.29 CA$12.84	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$3.14 CA$4.35	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$5.92 CA$8.18	+179.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.97 CA$2.72	+255.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.73 CA$1.01	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.93 CA$2.67	+126.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.86 CA$2.57	+84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$1.32 CA$1.83	+254.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$1.80 CA$2.48	+608.9%
Average			+175.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Burnaby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.74 CA$6.55	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$76.37 CA$105.60	+646.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$14.75 CA$20.39	+145.1%
Average			+190.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Burnaby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$52.76 CA$72.96	+649.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$1,852.54 CA$2,561.78	+193.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$1,600.73 CA$2,213.58	+323.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$100.59 CA$139.09	+24.2%
Average			+297.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Burnaby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$979.63 CA$1,354.68	+162.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	??
Average			+162.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Burnaby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$6.12 CA$8.46	+464.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$4.08 CA$5.64	+149.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$14.39 CA$19.90	+398.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$30.94 CA$42.78	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$15.83 CA$21.89	+228.7%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Burnaby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$53.65 CA$74.18	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$52.76 CA$72.96	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$92.81 CA$128.34	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$79.14 CA$109.44	-27.8%
Average			-1.6%

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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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