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Turkey

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Ukraine

Kiev vs. Kocaeli Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 10.3% cheaper than Kocaeli.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 49.0% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Kiev are more expensive than in Kocaeli. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Kiev.

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Kiev vs. Kocaeli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.2% more for restaurants

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.13 TRY407.63	$11.14 UAH505.81	+37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.88 TRY394.89	$7.80 UAH354.07	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 TRY56.05	$0.80 UAH36.29	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TRY15.29	$0.57 UAH25.87	+87.0%
Average			+18.2%

Kocaeli vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 TRY43.70	$0.88 UAH39.74	+0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 TRY244.27	$5.12 UAH232.57	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.38 TRY169.57	$5.04 UAH228.77	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 TRY132.99	$2.02 UAH91.75	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 TRY92.43	$2.41 UAH109.34	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TRY38.82	$0.55 UAH25.12	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 TRY46.21	$0.71 UAH32.26	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY23.10	$0.84 UAH38.30	+83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY27.24	$1.27 UAH57.56	+133.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.63	$0.28 UAH12.87	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.50	$0.21 UAH9.64	+12.0%
Average			+15.9%

Kocaeli vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 TRY249.12	$6.69 UAH303.71	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.65 TRY3,693.12	$11.14 UAH505.81	-84.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.79 UAH263.02
Average			-40.6%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.96 TRY649.91	$6.61 UAH300.17	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.09 TRY39,064.51	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$474.23 TRY23,778.40	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.35 TRY3,026.25	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	+26.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 49.0% more for childcare

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.29 TRY22,929.17	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,097.21 TRY306K	$15,064.36 UAH684K	+147.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 TRY129.93	$1.34 UAH60.70	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY177.32	$1.70 UAH77.25	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY112.10	$3.45 UAH156.80	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.20 TRY2,717.53	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	-32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.08 TRY254.77	$5.57 UAH252.91	+9.7%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Kocaeli	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.09 TRY2,411.47	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	+54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.51 TRY2,683.22	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	-25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.58 TRY6,046.17	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.61 TRY5,095.03	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	+18.1%
Average			+2.0%

Kocaeli vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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