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Zlin vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Zlin is 88.2% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Zlin
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Zlin
Transportation: pay 84.7% more in Zlin
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Zlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Zlin
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Zlin

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

Zlin vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Zlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$9.60 CZK201.51	+13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$6.24 CZK130.98	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$2.04 CZK42.82	+202.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$1.47 CZK30.83	+217.0%
Average			+109.2%

Kiev vs. Zlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Zlin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$1.27 CZK26.58	+61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$7.27 CZK152.62	+48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$4.18 CZK87.66	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$3.50 CZK73.42	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$4.38 CZK92.03	+107.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$0.74 CZK15.53	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$0.74 CZK15.44	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$0.95 CZK19.98	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$1.53 CZK32.14	+51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.51 CZK10.74	+37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$0.51 CZK10.69	+101.1%
Average			+46.9%

Kiev vs. Zlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Zlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$6.76 CZK141.95	+27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	$28.80 CZK604.52	+181.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$27,597.85 CZK579K	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$14.40 CZK302.26	+139.2%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kiev	Zlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$20.16 CZK423.16	+186.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$767.94 CZK16,120.45	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$623.95 CZK13,097.86	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$356.25 CZK7,478.32	+340.0%
Average			+153.3%

Kiev vs. Zlin - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kiev	Zlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	??

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Zlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$2.40 CZK50.38	+121.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$3.02 CZK63.47	+84.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$7.68 CZK161.20	+165.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$52.80 CZK1,108.28	+36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$10.51 CZK220.65	+118.3%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Zlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$111.99 CZK2,350.90	+63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$35.20 CZK738.85	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$135.99 CZK2,854.66	+40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$127.99 CZK2,686.74	+16.8%
Average			+29.6%

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