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Ternopil vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ternopil is 31.5% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Ternopil
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Ternopil
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Ternopil
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Ternopil
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Ternopil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Ternopil
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Ternopil

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ternopil.

Ternopil vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Ternopil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$3.39 UAH152.17	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$5.57 UAH250.27	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$0.70 UAH31.53	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.53 UAH23.78	-7.1%
Average			-49.0%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Kiev	Ternopil
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$0.69 UAH31.09	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$4.01 UAH180.20	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$5.02 UAH225.48	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$1.93 UAH86.89	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$1.82 UAH81.96	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.34 UAH15.10	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.70 UAH31.45	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.65 UAH29.12	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.21 UAH54.49	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.26 UAH11.50	-9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.18 UAH8.31	-12.9%
Average			-15.6%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Kiev	Ternopil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$5.90 UAH265.04	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$29,407.28 UAH1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$4.25 UAH190.71	-26.7%
Average			-9.5%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Kiev	Ternopil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$4.83 UAH216.90	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$300.86 UAH13,514.75	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$234.00 UAH10,511.47	-31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$41.75 UAH1,875.58	-45.5%
Average			-42.8%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of housing

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Ternopil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$245.14 UAH11,012.02	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	??
Average			-40.4%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ternopil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$0.96 UAH43.05	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$1.20 UAH53.81	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$2.67 UAH120.13	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$20.80 UAH934.35	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$3.57 UAH160.17	-36.0%
Average			-33.9%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Ternopil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$50.48 UAH2,267.47	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$47.91 UAH2,152.35	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$100.29 UAH4,504.92	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	-25.7%
Average			-10.8%

Kiev vs. Ternopil - Cost of clothing

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