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Staten Island vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Staten Island is 3.2 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Staten Island
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Staten Island
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Staten Island
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Staten Island
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Staten Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0 times more in Staten Island
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Staten Island

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

Staten Island vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Staten Island instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Staten Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH363.89	$22.00	+161.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH259.92	$12.00	+99.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.14	$2.33	+245.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.01	$1.58	+241.4%
Average			+186.9%

Kiev vs. Staten Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Staten Island
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.80	$4.59	+486.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH211.56	$8.89	+81.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH205.16	$5.72	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.00	$7.06	+250.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.39	$6.00	+183.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.88	$3.00	+442.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.24	$1.29	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.81	$2.60	+204.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.67	$2.68	+165.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.11	$1.63	+336.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.94	$1.78	+602.7%
Average			+259.3%

Kiev vs. Staten Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Staten Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH229.21	$3.40	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH441.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$36,344.69	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH259.92	$20.40	+238.9%
Average			+74.2%

Kiev vs. Staten Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Kiev	Staten Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH304.05	$67.59	+860.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,227.37	$1,750.00	+177.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,317.40	$1,400.00	+270.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,496.90	$164.03	+102.6%
Average			+352.7%

Kiev vs. Staten Island - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Staten Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,114.92	$2,000.00	+436.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH339K	$16,000.00	+103.9%
Average			+269.9%

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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Staten Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.79	$8.00	+638.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.67	$5.91	+261.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.76	$19.00	+557.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,665.46	$116.67	+202.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH207.93	$20.00	+315.4%
Average			+395.0%

Kiev vs. Staten Island - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Kiev	Staten Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,963.07	$67.80	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,545.90	$37.50	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,189.88	$115.58	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,730.51	$105.00	-4.1%
Average			+4.7%

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