Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Germany

Wuppertal vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Wuppertal is 72.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Wuppertal
Groceries: pay 76.5% more in Wuppertal
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Wuppertal
Housing: pay 72.3% more in Wuppertal
Childcare: pay 74.3% more in Wuppertal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.7% more in Wuppertal
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Wuppertal

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

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Wuppertal vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$14.56 €12.99	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$11.20 €9.99	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$2.24 €2.00	+180.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$2.20 €1.97	+286.3%
Average			+62.4%

Kiev vs. Wuppertal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$2.14 €1.91	+144.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$7.14 €6.37	+39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$4.80 €4.28	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$3.61 €3.22	+78.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$5.32 €4.75	+120.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.58 €1.41	+186.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.90 €0.80	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$0.96 €0.86	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$2.31 €2.06	+81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$0.60 €0.53	+110.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$0.55 €0.49	+157.2%
Average			+76.5%

Kiev vs. Wuppertal - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$8.35 €7.45	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$70.54 €62.96	+533.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,434.41 €27,163.87	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$25.31 €22.59	+336.7%
Average			+100.7%

Kiev vs. Wuppertal - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$53.69 €47.92	+712.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$635.45 €567.16	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$623.32 €556.34	+81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$290.01 €258.85	+278.7%
Average			+72.3%

Kiev vs. Wuppertal - Cost of housing

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pay 74.3% more for childcare

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$1,119.74 €999.41	+172.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$16,796.03 €14,991.10	+11.5%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$4.48 €4.00	+235.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$3.44 €3.07	+102.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$9.46 €8.44	+173.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$36.50 €32.58	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$10.63 €9.49	+90.8%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Kiev	Wuppertal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$129.52 €115.60	+74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$33.59 €29.98	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$119.44 €106.60	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$123.17 €109.93	+2.6%
Average			+17.1%

Kiev vs. Wuppertal - Cost of clothing

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