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Kragujevac vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kragujevac is 48.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Kragujevac
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in Kragujevac
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Kragujevac
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Kragujevac
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Kragujevac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Kragujevac
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Kragujevac

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

Kragujevac vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$7.98 RSD797	-5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$9.97 RSD997	+65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$2.30 RSD230	+240.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.36 RSD136	+192.6%
Average			+123.5%

Kiev vs. Kragujevac - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.63 RSD63	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$4.74 RSD473	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$5.24 RSD524	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.70 RSD270	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.12 RSD312	+47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.60 RSD60	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.87 RSD87	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.79 RSD79	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.04 RSD104	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.52 RSD52	+38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.56 RSD56	+121.9%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$6.86 RSD685	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$29.91 RSD2,990	+192.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$30,957.41 RSD3,094,720	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$9.05 RSD904	+50.3%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$33.75 RSD3,374	+379.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$419.76 RSD41,962	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$320.05 RSD31,994	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$140.47 RSD14,042	+73.5%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$182.32 RSD18,226	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$3,987.52 RSD398,620	-49.2%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.49 RSD249	+130.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.08 RSD208	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$4.49 RSD448	+55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$31.19 RSD3,118	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$5.88 RSD588	+22.2%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Kiev	Kragujevac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$63.55 RSD6,353	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$68.54 RSD6,851	+91.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$124.61 RSD12,457	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$122.12 RSD12,208	+11.5%
Average			+31.0%

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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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