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Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sao Caetano do Sul is 18.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Sao Caetano do Sul

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Sao Caetano do Sul are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Sao Caetano do Sul.

Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Caetano do Sul instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.12	$7.46 R$39.17	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.94	$7.46 R$39.17	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.48	$1.22 R$6.41	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.24	$0.86 R$4.54	+86.6%
Average			+45.0%

Kiev vs. Sao Caetano do Sul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.19	$1.91 R$10.04	+144.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.02	$5.30 R$27.86	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.54	$3.98 R$20.90	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.02	$2.38 R$12.51	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.45	$2.09 R$10.97	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.15	$1.04 R$5.48	+88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.60	$0.82 R$4.32	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.24	$0.72 R$3.79	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.17	$0.82 R$4.29	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$0.66 R$3.48	+77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.59 R$3.09	+132.5%
Average			+39.2%

Kiev vs. Sao Caetano do Sul - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH231.87	$4.27 R$22.43	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$22,367.19 R$118K	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH262.94	$6.70 R$35.22	+11.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.58	$22.84 R$120.01	+224.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	$335.51 R$1,762.79	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	$288.91 R$1,517.96	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	$46.30 R$243.29	-42.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	$344.83 R$1,811.76	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	+15.9%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.33	$2.05 R$10.77	+89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.49	$1.89 R$9.96	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.21	$2.33 R$12.24	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	$49.70 R$261.15	+28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.35	$7.46 R$39.17	+54.9%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sao Caetano do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	$54.87 R$288.29	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	$45.58 R$239.48	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	$87.33 R$458.86	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	$80.82 R$424.66	-26.2%
Average			-7.2%

Kiev vs. Sao Caetano do Sul - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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