Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Sweden

Lulea vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Lulea is 57.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Lulea
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Lulea
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Lulea
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Lulea
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Lulea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Lulea
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Lulea

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

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Lulea vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Lulea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$12.00 SEK118.92	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$11.20 SEK110.99	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.48 SEK24.58	+210.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.92 SEK19.08	+237.6%
Average			+48.4%

Kiev vs. Lulea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Lulea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$3.33 SEK33.03	+280.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$6.16 SEK61.07	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$6.81 SEK67.52	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$4.60 SEK45.63	+127.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$6.03 SEK59.78	+150.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$1.13 SEK11.24	+104.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$1.19 SEK11.84	+68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$1.10 SEK10.94	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.90 SEK18.88	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.94 SEK9.33	+231.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.70 SEK6.89	+227.5%
Average			+104.3%

Kiev vs. Lulea - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Lulea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$6.55 SEK64.88	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$55.98 SEK554.95	+402.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$31,935.87 SEK317K	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$25.79 SEK255.67	+345.1%
Average			+76.8%

Kiev vs. Lulea - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Kiev	Lulea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$26.63 SEK263.93	+302.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	+63.2%
Average			+53.7%

Kiev vs. Lulea - Cost of housing

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Lulea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	-63.5%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Lulea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$8.70 SEK86.22	+550.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$4.50 SEK44.59	+164.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$6.90 SEK68.38	+99.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$46.42 SEK460.15	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$13.00 SEK128.83	+133.3%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Lulea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	+60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$32.46 SEK321.74	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	+33.3%
Average			+21.9%

Kiev vs. Lulea - Cost of clothing

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