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George Town vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 7.2% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in George Town
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in George Town
Housing: pay 62.5% more in George Town
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.1% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in George Town

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

George Town vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	Kiev	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$3.32 MYR13.64	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.27 MYR17.54	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.79 MYR3.25	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.36 MYR1.46	-23.3%
Average			-24.0%

Kiev vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.13 MYR4.63	+43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$7.89 MYR32.44	+61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.04 MYR28.94	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.08 MYR8.55	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.23 MYR9.17	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.06 MYR4.36	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.64 MYR2.65	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.00 MYR4.12	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.65 MYR2.68	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.37 MYR1.53	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.36 MYR1.47	+41.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Kiev	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$1.84 MYR7.58	-65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$10.66 MYR43.84	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.98 MYR20.46	-17.3%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 62.5% more for housing

	Kiev	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$30.45 MYR125.18	+332.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$489.73 MYR2,013.29	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	-5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$37.15 MYR152.72	-54.1%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$165.88 MYR681.92	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,763.03 MYR19,580.83	-39.3%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$4.27 MYR17.54	+293.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.46 MYR10.13	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.38 MYR18.02	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$39.10 MYR160.74	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.45 MYR22.41	+13.2%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Kiev	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$52.07 MYR214.07	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$29.03 MYR119.34	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$71.09 MYR292.25	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$53.02 MYR217.97	-51.6%
Average			-30.3%

Kiev vs. George Town - 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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