Cost of living comparison

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Cheonan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 47.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 10.9% more in Cheonan
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Cheonan
Transportation
pay 3.7% more in Cheonan
Housing
pay 20.0% more in Cheonan
Childcare
pay 50.0% more in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.3% more in Cheonan
Clothing
pay 8.2% more in Cheonan

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

Cheonan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH356.29
$5.66
₩8,354
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH254.49
$4.74
₩6,996
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH28.53
$1.13
₩1,671

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH33.09
$3.18
₩4,699
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH207.14
$5.09
₩7,518
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH200.87
$5.54
₩8,169

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH224.42
$4.36
₩6,434
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH432.63
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1,286,195.79
$26,696.92
₩39,398,244

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pay 20.0% more for housing

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH297.70
$7.68
₩11,332
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH26,658.83
$707.56
₩1,044,188
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH15,976.67
$495.29
₩730,931

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pay 50.0% more for childcare

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH15,778.42
$471.71
₩696,125
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH331,819.68
$13,620.52
₩20,100,612

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH45.81
$2.48
₩3,655
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH69.20
$1.42
₩2,088
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH122.16
$3.18
₩4,699

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

 
Kiev
Cheonan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH2,901.19
$63.68
₩93,977
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,513.62
$56.60
₩83,535
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,102.39
$76.06
₩112,250

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