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Sao Paulo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 44.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 83.3% more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 65.2% more in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Sao Paulo

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

Sao Paulo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.83 R$42.57	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$7.45 R$40.54	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.22 R$6.64	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.87 R$4.73	+87.8%
Average			+46.4%

Kiev vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.91 R$10.39	+144.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$5.88 R$31.96	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$3.98 R$21.63	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.66 R$14.48	+32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.09 R$11.35	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.28 R$6.99	+132.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.85 R$4.65	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.74 R$4.05	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.88 R$4.80	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.66 R$3.60	+77.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.59 R$3.20	+132.4%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 83.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.28 R$23.30	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$46.58 R$253.39	+355.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$7.45 R$40.54	+23.8%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$20.82 R$113.24	+195.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$671.45 R$3,652.30	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$417.23 R$2,269.46	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$46.29 R$251.79	-42.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 65.2% more for childcare

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$484.48 R$2,635.27	+29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	+100.5%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.24 R$12.16	+106.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.13 R$11.57	+29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.63 R$14.32	-8.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$31.73 R$172.57	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$8.39 R$45.61	+74.2%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$54.85 R$298.37	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$45.57 R$247.86	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$87.31 R$474.90	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$74.26 R$403.92	-32.2%
Average			-8.7%

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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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