Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Lithuania

Siauliai vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Siauliai is 9.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Siauliai
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Siauliai
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Siauliai
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Siauliai
Childcare: pay 8.7% more in Siauliai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.7% more in Siauliai
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Siauliai

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

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Siauliai vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Siauliai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.50	$7.84 €7.00	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.35	$7.00 €6.25	-10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.87 €1.67	+133.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.12 €1.00	+96.4%
Average			-4.3%

Kiev vs. Siauliai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Siauliai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.32	$1.34 €1.20	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.13	$5.21 €4.65	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.36	$3.77 €3.37	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.79	$3.28 €2.93	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.19	$3.84 €3.42	+59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.85	$0.86 €0.77	+56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.92	$0.66 €0.59	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.90	$0.78 €0.70	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.76 €0.68	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.43 €0.38	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$0.25 €0.23	+19.6%
Average			+14.3%

Kiev vs. Siauliai - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Siauliai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.52	$6.98 €6.23	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.50	$32.47 €28.99	+191.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.26	$12.04 €10.74	+107.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Kiev	Siauliai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.02	$14.93 €13.33	+125.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	$419.90 €374.81	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	$302.33 €269.86	-12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	$170.67 €152.34	+122.9%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 8.7% more for childcare

	Kiev	Siauliai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	$646.49 €577.07	+57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$11,322.02 €10,106.24	-24.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Siauliai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.06	$5.60 €5.00	+318.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$3.36 €3.00	+97.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.15	$6.27 €5.60	+81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	$28.55 €25.49	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.25	$10.08 €9.00	+80.9%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Siauliai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	$67.18 €59.97	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	$33.59 €29.98	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	$89.58 €79.96	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	$100.78 €89.95	-16.0%
Average			-12.1%

Kiev vs. Siauliai - Cost of clothing

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