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Jhongli City vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 33.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 80.0% more in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 75.5% more in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 51.6% less in Jhongli City

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

Jhongli City vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$4.92 NT$154.03	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$4.59 NT$143.76	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.49 NT$15.40	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.49 NT$15.40	+6.1%
Average			-21.6%

Kiev vs. Jhongli City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.69 NT$53.06	+116.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$15.02 NT$470.65	+206.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$12.22 NT$382.88	+157.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.56 NT$80.10	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.63 NT$113.84	+71.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$2.03 NT$63.66	+267.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.78 NT$24.51	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.98 NT$30.74	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.51 NT$47.43	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.58 NT$18.05	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.84 NT$26.36	+232.2%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 80.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$3.47 NT$108.84	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	+284.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$9.34 NT$292.66	+55.2%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$9.80 NT$307.04	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	-38.1%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 75.5% more for childcare

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	-4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	+155.8%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.47 NT$46.21	+36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.62 NT$82.15	+60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.93 NT$123.23	+36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$9.18 NT$287.53	+90.6%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 51.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$19.66 NT$616.13	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$16.39 NT$513.44	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	-40.2%
Average			-51.6%

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