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San Antonio vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

San Antonio is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in San Antonio
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in San Antonio
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in San Antonio
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in San Antonio
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in San Antonio
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in San Antonio
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in San Antonio

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in San Antonio are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Antonio.

San Antonio vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Antonio instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	San Antonio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH371.54	$20.00	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH265.38	$11.00	+82.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.75	$2.35	+248.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.43	$1.74	+274.9%
Average			+185.9%

Kiev vs. San Antonio - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	San Antonio
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.51	$3.02	+286.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH216.00	$5.74	+17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH209.47	$3.78	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.83	$3.89	+92.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH93.31	$4.64	+119.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.38	$1.98	+257.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.89	$0.71	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.59	$1.95	+129.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.58	$1.50	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.45	$0.94	+151.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.17	$1.27	+402.7%
Average			+134.8%

Kiev vs. San Antonio - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	San Antonio
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH234.03	$2.98	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH451.15	$39.50	+286.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$34,796.00	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH265.38	$17.92	+197.7%
Average			+113.6%

Kiev vs. San Antonio - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	San Antonio
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH310.44	$80.64	+1045.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,799.78	$1,581.67	+150.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,660.44	$1,112.85	+194.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,570.42	$155.64	+92.2%
Average			+370.8%

Kiev vs. San Antonio - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kiev	San Antonio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,453.71	$1,140.00	+205.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH346K	$15,000.00	+91.2%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	San Antonio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.77	$6.00	+453.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH72.16	$5.15	+215.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH127.38	$9.00	+211.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,700.47	$44.18	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH212.31	$14.50	+201.2%
Average			+219.2%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Kiev	San Antonio
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,025.36	$43.89	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,578.40	$50.17	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,277.96	$106.73	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,829.96	$134.38	+22.7%
Average			+9.2%

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