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Nelspruit vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Nelspruit is 10.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% more in Nelspruit
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Nelspruit
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Nelspruit
Housing: pay 74.8% more in Nelspruit
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Nelspruit
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Nelspruit
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Nelspruit

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

Nelspruit vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Nelspruit
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-38.1%
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			+34.0%

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Nelspruit
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.96 ZAR16.18	+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.30 ZAR72.79	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.73 ZAR80.12	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.06 ZAR34.94	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.89 ZAR31.92	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.51 ZAR8.58	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.33 ZAR5.50	-61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.75 ZAR12.77	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.26 ZAR4.40	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.57 ZAR9.68	+125.9%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Nelspruit
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.84 ZAR81.85	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	??
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	$11.24 ZAR190.22	+86.7%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 74.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Nelspruit
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$34.40 ZAR582.31	+388.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$258.02 ZAR4,367.30	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$200.68 ZAR3,396.79	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$94.17 ZAR1,594.01	+16.3%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Nelspruit
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 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Nelspruit
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$1.55 ZAR26.20	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.01 ZAR33.97	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.58 ZAR43.67	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$22.93 ZAR388.20	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-16.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Nelspruit
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	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	-24.3%
Average			-8.7%

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