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Sao Luis vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sao Luis is 8.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in Sao Luis
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Sao Luis
Transportation: pay 54.8% more in Sao Luis
Housing: pay 14.3% more in Sao Luis
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Sao Luis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Sao Luis
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Sao Luis

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

Sao Luis vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Luis instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$6.06 R$32.94	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.52 R$35.47	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.02 R$5.57	+51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.59 R$3.21	+27.4%
Average			+14.9%

Kiev vs. Sao Luis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.93 R$10.47	+146.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.81 R$26.18	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$3.93 R$21.35	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$1.95 R$10.61	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.82 R$9.88	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.90 R$4.90	+62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.60 R$3.24	-17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.53 R$2.90	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.69 R$3.75	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.56 R$3.06	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.56 R$3.03	+120.2%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 54.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$3.92 R$21.33	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$36.34 R$197.65	+255.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$19,303.66 R$105,000.31	-36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$7.64 R$41.56	+26.9%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 14.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$18.29 R$99.50	+159.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$401.56 R$2,184.22	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$218.95 R$1,190.94	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$61.25 R$333.18	-24.4%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$214.29 R$1,165.60	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$4,472.11 R$24,325.57	-43.0%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$1.96 R$10.64	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.11 R$11.49	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.24 R$12.16	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$20.46 R$111.31	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$7.08 R$38.52	+47.1%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sao Luis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$45.65 R$248.32	-33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$48.82 R$265.55	+36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$55.16 R$300.02	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$55.90 R$304.07	-49.0%
Average			-22.3%

Kiev vs. Sao Luis - Cost of clothing

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