Cost of living comparison

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Kirovohrad vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kirovohrad vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.7% less for restaurants

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.14
UAH505.81
$10.03
UAH455.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.80
UAH354.07
$4.68
UAH212.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
UAH36.29
$0.58
UAH26.12

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
UAH39.74
$0.71
UAH32.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.12
UAH232.57
$3.62
UAH164.39
Milk (1 gallon) $5.04
UAH228.77
$4.53
UAH205.77

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.69
UAH303.71
$5.66
UAH256.78
Monthly public transit pass $11.14
UAH505.81
$14.49
UAH657.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,407.28
UAH1M
$29,407.28
UAH1M

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pay 40.2% less for housing

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.61
UAH300.17
$5.57
UAH252.91
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $632.91
UAH28,730.14
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $343.71
UAH15,602.37
$200.57
UAH9,104.62

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $411.05
UAH18,658.86
$297.14
UAH13,488.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,064.36
UAH684K
$4,278.85
UAH194K

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.34
UAH60.70
$0.89
UAH40.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.70
UAH77.25
$1.14
UAH51.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
UAH156.80
$2.94
UAH133.53

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

 
Kiev
Kirovohrad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.25
UAH3,370.54
$42.34
UAH1,922.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.74
UAH1,804.06
$44.57
UAH2,023.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.27
UAH4,370.22
$78.00
UAH3,540.69

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