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Porsgrunn vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Porsgrunn is 2.6 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Porsgrunn
Groceries: pay 85.5% more in Porsgrunn
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Porsgrunn
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Porsgrunn
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Porsgrunn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9 times more in Porsgrunn
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Porsgrunn

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

Porsgrunn vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$25.88 NOK261.51	+207.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$14.71 NOK148.65	+144.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$3.11 NOK31.44	+361.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$2.27 NOK22.93	+389.7%
Average			+275.6%

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pay 85.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$3.25 NOK32.88	+315.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.99 NOK50.39	+1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.55 NOK76.30	+58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.49 NOK25.19	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$4.52 NOK45.71	+113.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.90 NOK9.14	+63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.72 NOK7.31	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.13 NOK11.43	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.27 NOK12.80	+25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.45 NOK4.57	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.97 NOK9.83	+283.9%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$7.60 NOK76.79	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$45.87 NOK463.57	+348.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	??
Average			+195.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$37.37 NOK377.66	+430.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$787.72 NOK7,961.33	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$897.40 NOK9,069.86	+137.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$164.54 NOK1,662.96	+103.2%
Average			+174.1%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$302.87 NOK3,061.08	-18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	??
Average			-18.8%

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$8.97 NOK90.70	+728.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$4.79 NOK48.37	+192.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$15.95 NOK161.24	+452.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$14.71 NOK148.65	+205.5%
Average			+394.7%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Porsgrunn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$49.86 NOK503.88	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$29.91 NOK302.33	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$69.80 NOK705.43	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$99.71 NOK1,007.76	-9.0%
Average			-20.2%

Kiev vs. Porsgrunn - Cost of clothing

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