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Somalia vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 5.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 46.1% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 69.1% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 90.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.4% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 67.0% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$2.88 SOS1,640	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.62 SOS2,638	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.74 SOS421	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.40 SOS226	-14.6%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 46.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.12 SOS642	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$2.17 SOS1,236	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.78 SOS4,436	+63.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.51 SOS1,433	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.44 SOS1,391	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.49 SOS848	+168.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.98 SOS561	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.27 SOS726	+49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.62 SOS355	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.64 SOS364	+70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.58 SOS331	+128.8%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$3.87 SOS2,207	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$25.00 SOS14,262	+144.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,215	-81.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$7.43 SOS4,241	+23.5%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 69.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$37.79 SOS21,559	+436.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$142.93 SOS81,538	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$98.19 SOS56,012	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$73.70 SOS42,043	-9.0%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 90.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$43.33 SOS24,720	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$585.00 SOS333,726	-92.5%
Average			-90.5%

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pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$7.00 SOS3,993	+546.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.19 SOS677	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$1.10 SOS628	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$33.33 SOS19,016	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.00 SOS2,852	+3.8%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 67.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$15.25 SOS8,700	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$19.78 SOS11,283	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$19.89 SOS11,346	-79.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$37.28 SOS21,266	-66.0%
Average			-67.0%

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