Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Poland

Wroclaw vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Wroclaw is 45.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Wroclaw
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Wroclaw
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Wroclaw
Housing: pay 84.0% more in Wroclaw
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Wroclaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Wroclaw
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Wroclaw

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

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Wroclaw vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH504.77	$10.23 PLN40.37	-8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH353.34	$10.23 PLN40.37	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.22	$2.18 PLN8.61	+172.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.82	$1.89 PLN7.45	+231.2%
Average			+31.8%

Kiev vs. Wroclaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.66	$1.54 PLN6.09	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.09	$4.69 PLN18.50	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.29	$4.08 PLN16.10	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.56	$4.06 PLN16.02	+100.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.11	$3.07 PLN12.11	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.07	$0.58 PLN2.29	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.20	$0.73 PLN2.87	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.23	$0.78 PLN3.06	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.44	$1.60 PLN6.32	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.84	$0.43 PLN1.69	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.62	$0.37 PLN1.46	+74.4%
Average			+24.3%

Kiev vs. Wroclaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.08	$6.32 PLN24.96	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH504.77	$28.12 PLN111.02	+152.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,576.90 PLN121K	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH262.48	$10.23 PLN40.37	+76.5%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH299.55	$17.80 PLN70.27	+169.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,670.96	$844.50 PLN3,333.48	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,570.23	$661.82 PLN2,612.39	+92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,468.68	$258.85 PLN1,021.75	+238.1%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,620.42	$484.37 PLN1,911.96	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH682K	$12,088.03 PLN47,714.88	-19.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.57	$4.09 PLN16.15	+205.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.09	$4.04 PLN15.94	+137.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.48	$6.26 PLN24.73	+81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,649.55	$39.61 PLN156.36	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.39	$8.95 PLN35.32	+60.6%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Wroclaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,363.60	$93.99 PLN371.01	+26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,800.35	$39.22 PLN154.79	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,361.22	$92.44 PLN364.88	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,435.99	$106.82 PLN421.64	-11.0%
Average			+1.6%

Kiev vs. Wroclaw - Cost of clothing

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