Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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United States

Goose Creek vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Goose Creek is 94.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in Goose Creek
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Goose Creek
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Goose Creek
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Goose Creek
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Goose Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Goose Creek
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Goose Creek

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

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Goose Creek vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Goose Creek instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH505.81	$16.00	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.07	$11.00	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.29	$2.67	+233.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.87	$2.00	+250.9%
Average			+69.7%

Kiev vs. Goose Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.74	$3.03	+246.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.57	$6.34	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.77	$3.37	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.75	$2.88	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.34	$6.75	+180.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.12	$2.42	+337.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.26	$0.66	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.30	$2.10	+148.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.56	$2.09	+64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.87	$1.70	+499.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.64	$1.41	+565.4%
Average			+125.2%

Kiev vs. Goose Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.71	$3.22	-51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH505.81	$60.00	+438.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$28,500.00	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.02	$15.43	+166.3%
Average			+28.8%

Kiev vs. Goose Creek - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.17	$81.11	+1126.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	$1,391.00	+119.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	$1,200.00	+249.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	$132.74	+73.4%
Average			+178.1%

Kiev vs. Goose Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	$650.00	+58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH684K	$13,000.00	-13.7%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.70	$5.00	+273.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.25	$5.00	+193.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.80	$7.75	+124.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	$44.67	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.91	$10.50	+88.5%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Goose Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	$47.67	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	$37.28	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	$81.67	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	$98.33	-18.1%
Average			-19.6%

Kiev vs. Goose Creek - Cost of clothing

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