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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 18.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 93.8% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Miercurea Ciuc

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

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 93.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$6.90 RON29.92	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$6.90 RON29.92	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.73 RON7.48	+155.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.50 RON6.48	+222.8%
Average			+93.8%

Kiev vs. Miercurea Ciuc - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.27 RON5.49	+61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$3.87 RON16.79	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$5.03 RON21.82	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$3.31 RON14.36	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.71 RON11.76	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.37 RON1.58	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.71 RON3.09	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.75 RON3.24	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.03 RON4.45	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.31 RON1.36	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.37 RON1.62	+47.6%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$6.12 RON26.55	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$23.00 RON99.74	+124.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.34 RON36.16	+38.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$5.75 RON24.94	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$207.04 RON897.70	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$172.53 RON748.08	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$92.77 RON402.26	+14.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$430.56 RON1,866.86	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-10.7%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.19 RON9.48	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.84 RON7.98	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$5.75 RON24.94	+99.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$34.51 RON149.62	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$5.18 RON22.44	+7.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$46.01 RON199.49	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$18.40 RON79.80	-48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$74.76 RON324.17	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$92.02 RON398.98	-16.0%
Average			-30.1%

Kiev vs. Miercurea Ciuc - Cost of clothing

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