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St. George's vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 55.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 80.0% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$7.40 EC$20.00	-12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.33 EC$22.50	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.85 EC$5.00	+174.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.57 EC$4.25	+239.5%
Average			+110.0%

Kiev vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.69 EC$4.57	+115.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$5.00 EC$13.52	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$14.71 EC$39.75	+209.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$4.07 EC$11.00	+102.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.60 EC$7.04	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.20 EC$3.25	+117.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.84 EC$2.27	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.79 EC$2.13	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.34 EC$3.63	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.71 EC$1.91	+89.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.71 EC$1.91	+178.6%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.12 EC$13.85	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$37.00 EC$100.00	+261.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	??
Average			+80.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kiev	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$46.87 EC$126.67	+565.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$289.85 EC$783.33	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$159.51 EC$431.09	+97.0%
Average			+157.9%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$55.50 EC$150.00	-85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-70.3%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.04 EC$5.50	+87.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$4.44 EC$12.00	+171.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$1.85 EC$5.00	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$37.00 EC$100.00	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$11.10 EC$30.00	+130.6%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$25.90 EC$70.00	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$44.40 EC$120.00	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$42.55 EC$115.00	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$75.85 EC$205.00	-30.7%
Average			-31.2%

Kiev vs. St. George's - 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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