Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Canada

New Westminster vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 97.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH505.81	$19.29 CA$27.23	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.07	$10.16 CA$14.35	+30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.29	$1.91 CA$2.69	+138.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.87	$1.59 CA$2.24	+178.5%
Average			+69.7%

Kiev vs. New Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kiev	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.74	$2.39 CA$3.37	+172.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.57	$5.48 CA$7.74	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.77	$6.82 CA$9.63	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.75	$3.11 CA$4.39	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.34	$6.99 CA$9.86	+190.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.12	$1.69 CA$2.39	+206.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.26	$0.65 CA$0.92	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.30	$1.68 CA$2.37	+99.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.56	$1.62 CA$2.29	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.87	$1.08 CA$1.52	+280.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.64	$0.99 CA$1.40	+365.6%
Average			+101.6%

Kiev vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.71	$4.83 CA$6.82	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH505.81	$91.18 CA$128.71	+718.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.02	$16.13 CA$22.77	+178.4%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Kiev	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.17	$64.13 CA$90.53	+869.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+282.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	$106.52 CA$150.37	+39.1%
Average			+188.0%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	+87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH684K	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-44.1%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.70	$5.96 CA$8.42	+345.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.25	$3.51 CA$4.95	+106.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.80	$15.43 CA$21.78	+346.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	$32.96 CA$46.53	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.91	$11.92 CA$16.83	+114.0%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	$51.90 CA$73.27	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	$41.21 CA$58.17	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	$79.26 CA$111.88	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	$96.44 CA$136.14	-19.6%
Average			-16.8%

Kiev vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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