Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Serbia

Subotica vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 42.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Subotica
Groceries: pay 17.6% more in Subotica
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Subotica
Housing: pay 93.4% more in Subotica
Childcare: pay 22.6% more in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Subotica
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Subotica

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

Subotica vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH377.50	$9.97 RSD1,011	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH269.65	$10.82 RSD1,097	+79.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH30.23	$1.74 RSD177	+158.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.75	$1.50 RSD152	+222.8%
Average			+119.8%

Kiev vs. Subotica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Subotica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH35.07	$0.88 RSD89	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH219.47	$5.47 RSD554	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH212.83	$5.52 RSD560	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH90.26	$2.83 RSD287	+40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH94.81	$3.36 RSD341	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.77	$0.66 RSD67	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH32.40	$0.90 RSD91	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH38.19	$0.67 RSD68	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH45.30	$1.10 RSD111	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.71	$0.47 RSD47	+25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.35	$0.25 RSD25	-1.8%
Average			+17.6%

Kiev vs. Subotica - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH237.79	$6.77 RSD687	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH458.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH269.65	$10.22 RSD1,036	+69.8%
Average			+33.1%

Kiev vs. Subotica - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Subotica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH315.43	$32.56 RSD3,303	+362.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH28,246.38	$461.06 RSD46,769	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,928.09	$338.53 RSD34,339	-10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,627.78	$119.89 RSD12,161	+48.1%
Average			+93.4%

Kiev vs. Subotica - Cost of housing

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pay 22.6% more for childcare

	Kiev	Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,718.04	$457.64 RSD46,421	+22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH352K	$9,629.80 RSD977K	+22.7%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH48.54	$2.49 RSD253	+130.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH73.32	$1.97 RSD200	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH129.43	$4.34 RSD440	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,727.79	$29.91 RSD3,034	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH215.72	$3.24 RSD329	-32.7%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Subotica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,073.96	$39.88 RSD4,045	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,603.76	$24.92 RSD2,528	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,346.69	$74.77 RSD7,584	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,907.55	$123.52 RSD12,529	+12.8%
Average			-20.6%

Kiev vs. Subotica - Cost of clothing

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