Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Croatia

Split vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Split is 68.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 88.9% more in Split
Groceries: pay 58.1% more in Split
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Split
Housing: pay 98.4% more in Split
Childcare: pay 8.1% more in Split
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.9% more in Split
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Split

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

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Split vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Split
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$16.80 HRK112.60	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$11.20 HRK75.07	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$4.06 HRK27.19	+407.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$2.89 HRK19.35	+406.4%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Split
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$2.17 HRK14.57	+148.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$6.94 HRK46.52	+35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$4.91 HRK32.94	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$4.13 HRK27.69	+104.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$4.31 HRK28.93	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.97 HRK6.48	+74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.81 HRK5.46	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.85 HRK5.69	+0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.29 HRK8.62	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.71 HRK4.73	+149.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.54 HRK3.61	+153.7%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Split
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$7.20 HRK48.25	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$39.19 HRK262.74	+251.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$20.38 HRK136.62	+251.7%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 98.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Split
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$41.42 HRK277.65	+526.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$1,010.50 HRK6,774.51	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$719.54 HRK4,823.90	+109.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$160.21 HRK1,074.09	+109.2%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 8.1% more for childcare

	Kiev	Split
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$616.66 HRK4,134.18	+50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$11,729.23 HRK78,634.17	-22.1%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Split
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$4.76 HRK31.90	+255.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.77 HRK18.59	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$5.71 HRK38.28	+65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$61.59 HRK412.88	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$8.96 HRK60.05	+60.8%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Kiev	Split
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$93.31 HRK625.57	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$40.28 HRK270.06	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$114.21 HRK765.70	+18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$97.04 HRK650.59	-19.1%
Average			+5.1%

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