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Sunshine Coast vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 91.6% more in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 94.7% more in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 15.0% less in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Sunshine Coast

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

Sunshine Coast vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$14.72 A$22.24	+74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$8.93 A$13.49	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$2.18 A$3.30	+223.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$2.34 A$3.53	+404.3%
Average			+187.8%

Kiev vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$1.86 A$2.81	+138.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$3.78 A$5.71	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$4.77 A$7.20	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$4.34 A$6.56	+115.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$4.04 A$6.10	+90.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$1.23 A$1.86	+122.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$1.07 A$1.61	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$1.62 A$2.45	+90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$1.78 A$2.68	+75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.88 A$1.33	+136.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.79 A$1.20	+213.4%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$4.40 A$6.64	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$37.61 A$56.84	+267.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$14.01 A$21.17	+132.8%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$44.16 A$66.72	+527.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	+75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$945.28 A$1,428.35	+150.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$100.05 A$151.18	+23.6%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 15.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$294.38 A$444.82	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	-8.8%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$6.54 A$9.88	+503.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$3.50 A$5.30	+114.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$23.55 A$35.59	+715.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$49.88 A$75.37	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$13.08 A$19.77	+171.7%
Average			+306.9%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Kiev	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$60.51 A$91.43	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$48.28 A$72.95	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$90.28 A$136.41	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$94.86 A$143.33	-13.4%
Average			+0.7%

Kiev vs. Sunshine Coast - 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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