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Santiago vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 52.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 14.6% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.4% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+139.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+151.3%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+98.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+111.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+193.6%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+310.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+113.7%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$21.76 CLF0.5100	+209.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$502.56 CLF11.8900	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$424.00 CLF10.0300	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+32.6%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 14.6% more for childcare

	Kiev	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	+13.7%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+190.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+89.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+30.8%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$53.82 CLF1.2700	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$81.13 CLF1.9200	-25.9%
Average			-21.4%

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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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