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Stellenbosch vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 6.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 91.0% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.74 ZAR131.02	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.96 ZAR16.18	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.57 ZAR9.71	+23.8%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.78 ZAR13.28	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.29 ZAR72.56	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.48 ZAR42.02	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.15 ZAR36.32	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.58 ZAR9.83	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.63 ZAR10.71	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.39 ZAR6.60	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.62 ZAR10.50	+144.9%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.73 ZAR80.09	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$8.60 ZAR145.58	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$9.69 ZAR164.02	+61.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 91.0% more for housing

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$32.49 ZAR549.96	+361.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	-9.0%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-82.5%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.44 ZAR41.25	+124.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.92 ZAR32.42	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.01 ZAR50.95	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$36.31 ZAR614.66	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.73 ZAR97.05	+19.1%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$45.74 ZAR774.25	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$20.07 ZAR339.68	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	-34.6%
Average			-27.1%

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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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