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Nowy Sacz vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 42.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 49.1% less in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Nowy Sacz

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

Nowy Sacz vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$9.57 PLN34.50	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.20 PLN29.57	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$2.14 PLN7.72	+217.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.70 PLN6.11	+265.9%
Average			+133.3%

Kiev vs. Nowy Sacz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.26 PLN4.53	+60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$3.91 PLN14.10	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$3.85 PLN13.87	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$3.35 PLN12.06	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.93 PLN10.55	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.53 PLN1.92	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.72 PLN2.59	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.73 PLN2.63	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.17 PLN4.20	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.44 PLN1.57	+17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.56 PLN2.01	+120.2%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$6.55 PLN23.62	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.75 PLN31.54	+45.4%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$13.67 PLN49.28	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	+20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$223.67 PLN806.35	+176.2%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 49.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$270.68 PLN975.81	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-70.7%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$3.01 PLN10.84	+177.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$3.20 PLN11.55	+95.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$5.33 PLN19.22	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$8.75 PLN31.54	+81.7%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$61.52 PLN221.78	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$39.64 PLN142.92	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$60.15 PLN216.85	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$76.56 PLN275.99	-30.1%
Average			-16.9%

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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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