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Valparaiso vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 36.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 35.0% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 89.4% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 47.6% less in Valparaiso

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

Valparaiso vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$9.38 CLF0.2200	+11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.04 CLF0.1900	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.17 CLF0.0300	+73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.87 CLF0.0200	+86.8%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 35.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.54 CLF0.0400	+96.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$5.09 CLF0.1200	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.49 CLF0.1100	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$3.98 CLF0.0900	+97.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.63 CLF0.0100	-37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.52 CLF0.0100	+39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+130.1%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 89.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$5.07 CLF0.1200	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$52.10 CLF1.2200	+409.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$14,562.90 CLF342.0400	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+4.8%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$21.60 CLF0.5100	+206.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$470.86 CLF11.0600	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$419.72 CLF9.8600	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$104.95 CLF2.4700	+29.6%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$428.05 CLF10.0500	+14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$8,857.58 CLF208.0400	+12.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$3.13 CLF0.0700	+188.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.78 CLF0.0700	+69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.43 CLF0.1000	+53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$21.88 CLF0.5100	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+8.2%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 47.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$31.26 CLF0.7300	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$20.84 CLF0.4900	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$59.40 CLF1.4000	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$48.98 CLF1.1500	-55.3%
Average			-47.6%

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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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