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Varazdin vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Varazdin is 78.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Varazdin
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Varazdin
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Varazdin
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Varazdin
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Varazdin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.1% more in Varazdin
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Varazdin

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

Varazdin vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Varazdin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$11.68 HRK75.58	+38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$10.51 HRK68.02	+74.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$2.60 HRK16.82	+285.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$2.26 HRK14.64	+388.5%
Average			+196.8%

Kiev vs. Varazdin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Varazdin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.57 HRK10.17	+100.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$2.34 HRK15.12	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.42 HRK28.61	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$3.36 HRK21.77	+67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$3.81 HRK24.68	+80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.64 HRK4.11	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.66 HRK4.29	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.64 HRK4.11	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.17 HRK7.54	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.53 HRK3.42	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.53 HRK3.43	+109.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Varazdin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$6.62 HRK42.86	+24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$24.53 HRK158.71	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$38,460.23 HRK248,866.13	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$17.99 HRK116.39	+198.9%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Varazdin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$33.58 HRK217.29	+377.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$591.78 HRK3,829.26	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$447.73 HRK2,897.14	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$117.90 HRK762.92	+45.6%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Kiev	Varazdin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$181.04 HRK1,171.45	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$17,519.84 HRK113,366.36	+123.3%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Varazdin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$4.09 HRK26.45	+277.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.28 HRK14.74	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$5.84 HRK37.79	+102.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$45.55 HRK294.75	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$6.42 HRK41.57	+33.4%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Varazdin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$75.92 HRK491.25	+10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$35.04 HRK226.73	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$64.24 HRK415.68	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$75.92 HRK491.25	-30.7%
Average			-14.0%

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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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