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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 99.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 74.4% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 60.8% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+204.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.63 CRC816.25	+252.8%
Average			+135.1%

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pay 74.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+237.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+77.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.08 CRC538.54	+95.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.49 CRC246.83	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.72 CRC359.03	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.81 CRC403.91	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.94 CRC471.22	+152.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.85 CRC426.35	+237.0%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+287.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+144.4%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+736.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-14.9%
Average			+268.3%

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pay 60.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+60.7%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+146.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+105.7%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-54.8%
Average			-27.5%

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