Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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United States

New Bedford vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

New Bedford is 2.1 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in New Bedford
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in New Bedford
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in New Bedford
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in New Bedford
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in New Bedford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Bedford
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in New Bedford

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

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New Bedford vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Bedford instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	New Bedford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH505.81	$20.00	+79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.07	$6.00	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.29	$2.25	+181.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.87	$1.25	+119.3%
Average			+42.4%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	New Bedford
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.74	$4.59	+424.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.57	$5.29	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.77	$3.90	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.75	$6.30	+211.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.34	$4.83	+100.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.12	$2.50	+351.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.26	$2.00	+181.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.30	$1.50	+77.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.56	$1.40	+10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.87	$1.00	+252.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.64	$1.10	+418.2%
Average			+134.8%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	New Bedford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.71	$4.01	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH505.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$36,619.00	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.02	$23.40	+303.8%
Average			+3.5%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	New Bedford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.17	$58.75	+788.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	$1,833.33	+189.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	$1,575.00	+358.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	$136.90	+78.8%
Average			+242.4%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of housing

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Kiev	New Bedford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	$2,138.00	+420.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH684K	??
Average			+420.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	New Bedford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.70	$6.00	+348.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.25	$4.00	+135.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.80	$13.00	+276.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	$29.00	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.91	$12.50	+124.4%
Average			+111.4%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	New Bedford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	$38.50	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	$16.33	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	$100.00	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	??
Average			-39.5%

Kiev vs. New Bedford - Cost of clothing

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