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Quezon City vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Quezon City is 10.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Quezon City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Quezon City
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Quezon City
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Quezon City
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Quezon City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Quezon City
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Quezon City

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

Quezon City vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quezon City instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Quezon City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$4.13 ₱241.87	-51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$3.14 ₱183.92	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$0.93 ₱54.71	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$0.36 ₱21.16	-22.0%
Average			-20.6%

Kiev vs. Quezon City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Quezon City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$1.26 ₱73.57	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$3.66 ₱214.15	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$7.81 ₱457.79	+64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$1.92 ₱112.54	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$1.87 ₱109.71	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$1.93 ₱113.14	+249.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.69 ₱40.23	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$1.30 ₱75.88	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.73 ₱42.97	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$1.24 ₱72.68	+232.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$1.81 ₱106.05	+614.7%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Quezon City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$4.12 ₱241.36	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$20.64 ₱1,209.34	+101.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$2.84 ₱166.28	-52.8%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Quezon City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	+299.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$268.37 ₱15,721.43	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$192.67 ₱11,287.18	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	+31.3%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Quezon City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-65.5%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Quezon City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$1.20 ₱70.54	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$2.83 ₱165.56	+72.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$3.01 ₱176.36	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$30.54 ₱1,788.82	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$6.88 ₱403.11	+42.9%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Quezon City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$86.70 ₱5,079.23	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-16.8%
Average			-23.8%

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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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