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East London vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

East London is 21.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in East London
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in East London
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in East London
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in East London
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in East London
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in East London

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

East London vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+95.9%
Average			+27.9%

Kiev vs. East London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.87 ZAR14.69	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.14 ZAR36.14	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.72 ZAR12.24	+30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+91.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+104.3%
Average			+13.5%

Kiev vs. East London - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.92 ZAR83.28	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+118.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-19.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+550.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+12.4%
Average			+123.8%

Kiev vs. East London - Cost of housing

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-44.9%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+139.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.21 ZAR37.45	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-22.2%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-19.4%
Average			-13.7%

Kiev vs. East London - Cost of clothing

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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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