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Hangzhou vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Hangzhou is 26.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Hangzhou
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Hangzhou
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Hangzhou
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Hangzhou
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Hangzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% more in Hangzhou
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Hangzhou

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

Hangzhou vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.50 CN¥24.73	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$4.91 CN¥34.62	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.51 CN¥3.60	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.28 CN¥1.96	-40.1%
Average			-35.4%

Kiev vs. Hangzhou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.81 CN¥12.77	+131.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$7.80 CN¥55.03	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$7.52 CN¥53.02	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$1.85 CN¥13.02	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$1.40 CN¥9.85	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.91 CN¥6.45	+65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.74 CN¥5.23	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.75 CN¥5.32	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.58 CN¥4.07	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.36 CN¥2.52	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.41 CN¥2.91	+63.1%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$4.38 CN¥30.89	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$16.82 CN¥118.68	+64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$19,627.64 CN¥138,463.16	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.19 CN¥36.59	-13.8%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$17.91 CN¥126.35	+154.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$518.70 CN¥3,659.14	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$306.94 CN¥2,165.33	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$33.68 CN¥237.58	-58.4%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$453.30 CN¥3,197.84	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$28,915.71 CN¥203,985.90	+268.5%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.12 CN¥7.91	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$3.45 CN¥24.30	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$59.88 CN¥422.40	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$6.52 CN¥45.99	+35.4%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Hangzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$57.69 CN¥406.98	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$35.28 CN¥248.87	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$73.30 CN¥517.11	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$87.22 CN¥615.28	-20.4%
Average			-15.5%

Kiev vs. Hangzhou - 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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