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Ukraine

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Javea (Xabia) vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 84.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 64.2% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 47.8% more in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Javea (Xabia)

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Javea (Xabia) are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Javea (Xabia).

Javea (Xabia) vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH377.50	$16.93 €14.64	+101.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH269.65	$11.68 €10.09	+94.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH30.23	$2.10 €1.82	+211.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.75	$2.31 €1.99	+397.9%
Average			+201.1%

Kiev vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH35.07	$1.27 €1.10	+62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH219.47	$5.28 €4.56	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH212.83	$4.16 €3.59	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH90.26	$2.98 €2.58	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH94.81	$3.18 €2.75	+50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.77	$0.84 €0.73	+52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH32.40	$0.71 €0.61	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH38.19	$0.55 €0.48	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH45.30	$1.21 €1.05	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.71	$0.90 €0.78	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.35	$0.92 €0.79	+262.5%
Average			+54.1%

Kiev vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH237.79	$6.72 €5.81	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH458.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH269.65	$14.32 €12.38	+137.9%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH315.43	$28.03 €24.23	+298.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH28,246.38	$1,051.14 €908.54	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,928.09	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,627.78	$103.25 €89.24	+27.5%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 47.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,718.04	$408.78 €353.32	+9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH352K	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+86.0%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH48.54	$4.09 €3.53	+277.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH73.32	$2.24 €1.93	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH129.43	$5.84 €5.05	+102.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,727.79	$52.56 €45.43	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH215.72	$7.01 €6.06	+45.5%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Kiev	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,073.96	$70.54 €60.97	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,603.76	$29.20 €25.24	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,346.69	$99.27 €85.81	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,907.55	$96.35 €83.28	-12.0%
Average			-6.3%

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