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Skelleftea vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 2.3 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Skelleftea

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

Skelleftea vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$14.72 SEK139.07	+74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$13.50 SEK127.57	+124.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$2.56 SEK24.18	+279.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$2.04 SEK19.26	+339.9%
Average			+204.5%

Kiev vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$2.70 SEK25.51	+244.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$5.88 SEK55.53	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$6.31 SEK59.65	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$4.88 SEK46.07	+142.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$5.25 SEK49.58	+147.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.20 SEK11.35	+117.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$1.17 SEK11.04	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.50 SEK14.22	+76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.68 SEK15.88	+66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$1.00 SEK9.42	+167.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.74 SEK6.96	+190.7%
Average			+115.2%

Kiev vs. Skelleftea - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$7.30 SEK69.02	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$55.05 SEK520.28	+438.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$32,712.43 SEK309,165.13	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$26.20 SEK247.63	+335.4%
Average			+204.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$28.20 SEK266.48	+300.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$1,217.45 SEK11,506.15	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$845.86 SEK7,994.27	+123.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$132.36 SEK1,250.96	+63.5%
Average			+145.2%

Kiev vs. Skelleftea - Cost of housing

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$149.98 SEK1,417.42	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$5,822.60 SEK55,029.39	-25.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$8.47 SEK80.04	+681.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$4.75 SEK44.86	+190.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$7.30 SEK69.04	+152.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$113.81 SEK1,075.57	+195.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$15.88 SEK150.08	+229.8%
Average			+289.9%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Kiev	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$98.81 SEK933.83	+44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$34.37 SEK324.84	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$84.69 SEK800.43	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$164.09 SEK1,550.83	+49.8%
Average			+19.3%

Kiev vs. Skelleftea - 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: December 2025

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