Cost of living comparison

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San Sebastian vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

San Sebastian is 75.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 68.5% more in San Sebastian
Groceries
pay 76.3% more in San Sebastian
Transportation
pay 52.9% more in San Sebastian
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in San Sebastian
Childcare
pay 0.1% less in San Sebastian
Entertainment and Sports
pay 52.9% more in San Sebastian
Clothing
pay 8.9% less in San Sebastian

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

San Sebastian vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.5% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.14
UAH500.55
$16.80
€14.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.80
UAH350.38
$10.64
€9.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
UAH35.91
$2.80
€2.49

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
UAH39.33
$1.03
€0.92
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.12
UAH230.15
$11.34
€10.09
Milk (1 gallon) $5.04
UAH226.38
$4.42
€3.93

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.69
UAH300.55
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $11.14
UAH500.55
$33.59
€29.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,407.28
UAH1M
$36,315.82
€32,322.39

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.61
UAH297.04
$35.27
€31.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $632.91
UAH28,431.03
$1,404.47
€1,250.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $343.71
UAH15,439.93
$973.61
€866.55

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $411.05
UAH18,464.59
$447.89
€398.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,064.36
UAH677K
$13,784.69
€12,268.87

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.34
UAH60.07
$3.36
€2.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.70
UAH76.44
$2.05
€1.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
UAH155.17
$6.16
€5.48

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

 
Kiev
San Sebastian
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.25
UAH3,335.45
$72.78
€64.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.74
UAH1,785.28
$32.19
€28.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.27
UAH4,324.72
$74.46
€66.27

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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