Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Spain

Elche vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Elche is 41.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% more in Elche
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Elche
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Elche
Housing: pay 43.2% more in Elche
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Elche
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Elche
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Elche

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

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Elche vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Elche
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$16.80 €14.99	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$11.20 €9.99	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.38 €2.12	+197.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.82 €1.62	+219.2%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Elche
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$1.67 €1.49	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$7.09 €6.33	+38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$4.26 €3.80	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$3.01 €2.69	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$3.67 €3.28	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$1.15 €1.03	+107.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$0.92 €0.82	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.83 €0.74	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.11 €0.99	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.81 €0.72	+186.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.93 €0.83	+337.8%
Average			+57.5%

Kiev vs. Elche - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Elche
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$6.77 €6.05	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$22.39 €19.99	+101.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$9.80 €8.75	+69.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Elche
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$26.87 €23.99	+306.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$671.84 €599.70	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$587.86 €524.74	+71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$106.98 €95.49	+39.7%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Kiev	Elche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$700.40 €625.19	+70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$10,029.10 €8,952.15	-33.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Elche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$3.36 €3.00	+151.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.44 €2.17	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$6.52 €5.82	+88.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$46.19 €41.23	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$7.28 €6.50	+30.6%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Elche
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$84.78 €75.68	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$35.56 €31.74	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$87.34 €77.96	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$85.85 €76.63	-28.5%
Average			-9.8%

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