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Karlovy Vary vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 52.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 87.6% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$8.16 CZK169.55	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$7.92 CZK164.56	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$2.02 CZK42.06	+200.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$1.56 CZK32.41	+236.7%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$1.43 CZK29.65	+82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$6.13 CZK127.42	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$4.26 CZK88.58	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$2.84 CZK59.10	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$3.27 CZK67.86	+54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$0.79 CZK16.40	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.82 CZK17.13	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$1.05 CZK21.84	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$1.58 CZK32.93	+56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.56 CZK11.63	+50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.51 CZK10.54	+100.3%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$6.52 CZK135.39	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$26.40 CZK548.55	+158.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$14.30 CZK297.21	+137.7%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 87.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$19.62 CZK407.72	+178.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	+7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+146.3%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-63.3%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$2.16 CZK44.88	+99.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$2.98 CZK61.84	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$7.68 CZK159.58	+165.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$7.20 CZK149.60	+49.5%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Kiev	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$38.40 CZK797.89	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-0.4%
Average			+10.2%

Kiev vs. Karlovy Vary - 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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