Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Poland

Koszalin vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Koszalin is 16.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Koszalin
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Koszalin
Transportation: pay 25.4% more in Koszalin
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Koszalin
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Koszalin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Koszalin
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Koszalin

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

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Koszalin vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Koszalin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$8.31 PLN32.55	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$8.95 PLN35.05	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.62 PLN6.34	+102.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.28 PLN5.01	+124.3%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Koszalin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$1.11 PLN4.34	+26.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$4.22 PLN16.52	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$3.68 PLN14.40	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$2.86 PLN11.22	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$2.98 PLN11.67	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$0.37 PLN1.44	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$0.50 PLN1.97	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.81 PLN3.18	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.04 PLN4.09	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.29 PLN1.14	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.35 PLN1.36	+63.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Koszalin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$6.16 PLN24.14	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$27.61 PLN108.16	+147.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$29,811.14 PLN117K	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$7.36 PLN28.84	+27.1%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Koszalin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$17.05 PLN66.77	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$639.20 PLN2,503.77	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$383.52 PLN1,502.26	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$223.23 PLN874.40	+191.5%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Koszalin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$530.11 PLN2,076.46	+29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$8,037.97 PLN31,484.91	-46.6%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Koszalin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$3.84 PLN15.02	+186.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.98 PLN11.68	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$4.73 PLN18.53	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$34.90 PLN136.71	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$7.67 PLN30.05	+37.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Kiev	Koszalin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$88.51 PLN346.69	+19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$47.73 PLN186.95	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$92.90 PLN363.88	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$102.27 PLN400.60	-14.8%
Average			+4.2%

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