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Jeffreys Bay vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Jeffreys Bay is 20.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Jeffreys Bay
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Jeffreys Bay
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Jeffreys Bay
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Jeffreys Bay
Childcare: pay 51.0% less in Jeffreys Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Jeffreys Bay
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Jeffreys Bay

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

Jeffreys Bay vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeffreys Bay instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$5.74 ZAR97.09	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.72 ZAR12.14	+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.92 ZAR15.53	+98.1%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.00 ZAR16.99	+28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.13 ZAR69.83	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.72 ZAR46.12	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.13 ZAR36.11	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.79 ZAR13.38	+43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.69 ZAR11.64	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.72 ZAR12.20	+93.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.52 ZAR8.72	+103.4%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.97 ZAR84.16	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.35 ZAR107.52	+5.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$45.59 ZAR771.69	+547.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$334.60 ZAR5,663.46	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	+11.9%
Average			+182.7%

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$132.21 ZAR2,237.88	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-37.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$1.86 ZAR31.55	+72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.82 ZAR30.74	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.07 ZAR51.94	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$17.15 ZAR290.29	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-40.4%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Jeffreys Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$67.68 ZAR1,145.64	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$38.22 ZAR646.93	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$91.77 ZAR1,553.41	-16.2%
Average			-2.0%

Kiev vs. Jeffreys Bay - 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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