Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Yemen

Sana vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sana is 78.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% more in Sana
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Sana
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Sana
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Sana
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Sana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Sana
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in Sana

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

Sana vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.19	$6.27 YER1,496	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.99	$7.72 YER1,843	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.48	$1.15 YER274	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.24	$0.99 YER236	+113.9%
Average			+46.7%

Kiev vs. Sana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.20	$1.14 YER272	+45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.06	$3.57 YER853	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.58	$7.16 YER1,708	+50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.03	$2.96 YER706	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.47	$3.13 YER746	+47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.16	$1.31 YER313	+137.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.61	$0.61 YER145	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.25	$1.11 YER265	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.18	$0.77 YER183	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$0.77 YER184	+106.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.46 YER109	+81.0%
Average			+43.5%

Kiev vs. Sana - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Sana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH231.92	$9.20 YER2,196	+73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.09	$64.74 YER15,449	+532.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH262.99	$35.39 YER8,447	+488.1%
Average			+262.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Sana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.64	$84.78 YER20,232	+1104.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,549.50	$264.42 YER63,104	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,510.45	$154.77 YER36,936	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,538.27	$54.70 YER13,053	-32.4%
Average			+238.7%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,305.57	$79.00 YER18,853	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$3,452.60 YER824K	-56.0%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.34	$1.79 YER428	+65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.51	$3.76 YER898	+129.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.24	$4.02 YER958	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,685.16	$58.53 YER13,968	+51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.39	$5.00 YER1,193	+3.9%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,998.12	$41.79 YER9,973	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,564.19	$46.34 YER11,060	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,239.45	$47.36 YER11,303	-51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,786.48	$42.59 YER10,163	-61.1%
Average			-30.5%

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