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Kiev vs. Matagalpa Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 33.6% more expensive than Matagalpa.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 70.1% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Matagalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.65	$8.43 UAH353.72	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.83	$6.02 UAH252.66	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.13	$0.67 UAH28.32	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NIO16.56	$0.46 UAH19.45	+2.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 NIO55.20	$0.78 UAH32.86	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.97 NIO35.70	$4.90 UAH205.65	+405.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 NIO162.29	$4.75 UAH199.43	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 NIO80.96	$2.01 UAH84.57	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 NIO70.28	$2.12 UAH88.84	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.14	$0.55 UAH23.21	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.48	$0.72 UAH30.36	+83.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.85 UAH35.79	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.27	$1.01 UAH42.45	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 NIO18.40	$0.37 UAH15.66	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.82	$0.25 UAH10.63	-74.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.96	$5.31 UAH222.81	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.23 UAH429.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.32 NIO195.87	$6.02 UAH252.66	+13.1%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 70.1% more for housing

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.67 NIO1,312.56	$7.04 UAH295.55	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$200.00 NIO7,360.15	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	+215.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.50 NIO9,660.20	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.15 NIO1,477.44	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	+101.7%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 NIO3,680.08	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	+273.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	+30.8%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NIO44.16	$1.08 UAH45.48	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.89	$1.64 UAH68.70	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.86	$2.89 UAH121.28	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.56 UAH1,618.94
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO294.41	$4.81 UAH202.13	-39.8%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Matagalpa	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,849.66	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,668.05	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,881.41	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,980.34	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	+1.3%
Average			-21.9%

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