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Midrand vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Midrand is 34.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Midrand
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Midrand
Transportation: pay 93.4% more in Midrand
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Midrand
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Midrand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Midrand
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Midrand

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

Midrand vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Midrand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$5.45 ZAR92.20	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.93 ZAR83.46	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.06 ZAR17.97	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.84 ZAR14.14	+80.4%
Average			+21.1%

Kiev vs. Midrand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Midrand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.06 ZAR17.95	+35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.31 ZAR73.01	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.12 ZAR69.80	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.37 ZAR40.14	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.30 ZAR38.99	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.47 ZAR7.92	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.66 ZAR11.14	+76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.70 ZAR11.90	+177.6%
Average			+22.4%

Kiev vs. Midrand - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Midrand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.84 ZAR81.85	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$52.35 ZAR886.12	+411.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-4.7%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	Midrand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+491.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$430.03 ZAR7,278.84	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$77.64 ZAR1,314.23	-4.1%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Midrand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$172.01 ZAR2,911.54	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-29.2%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Midrand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.29 ZAR38.82	+111.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.15 ZAR53.38	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$57.34 ZAR970.51	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$7.31 ZAR123.74	+51.8%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Midrand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$53.84 ZAR911.35	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$80.27 ZAR1,358.72	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$80.27 ZAR1,358.72	-26.7%
Average			-12.5%

Kiev vs. Midrand - 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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