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Pale vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Pale is 28.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 99.4% more in Pale
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Pale
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Pale
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Pale
Childcare: pay 45.6% less in Pale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Pale
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Pale

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Pale are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Pale.

Pale vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Pale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$9.01 BAM15.00	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.41 BAM14.00	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.97 BAM3.28	+191.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.20 BAM2.00	+159.2%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Pale
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.26 BAM2.10	+61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$4.93 BAM8.22	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$5.36 BAM8.92	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.81 BAM4.68	+39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.89 BAM6.47	+83.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.71 BAM1.18	+28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.86 BAM1.43	+18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.95 BAM1.59	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.97 BAM1.62	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.54 BAM0.91	+46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.63 BAM1.05	+148.2%
Average			+40.7%

Kiev vs. Pale - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Pale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.72 BAM9.52	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$18.01 BAM29.99	+76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$29,117.48 BAM48,484.92	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.71 BAM14.50	+44.6%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Pale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$25.02 BAM41.65	+255.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$190.61 BAM317.40	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$165.10 BAM274.91	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$135.85 BAM226.20	+67.8%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Pale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$242.40 BAM403.62	-35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$3,437.06 BAM5,723.22	-56.2%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Pale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.95 BAM3.25	+80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.67 BAM2.78	+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.81 BAM6.35	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$24.01 BAM39.99	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$4.50 BAM7.50	-6.5%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Pale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$78.55 BAM130.79	+14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$39.02 BAM64.98	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$101.87 BAM169.63	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$129.08 BAM214.93	+17.8%
Average			+11.6%

Kiev vs. Pale - Cost of clothing

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