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Kiev vs. Meknes Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 63.7% more expensive than Meknes.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Kiev are more expensive than in Meknes. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kiev.

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Kiev vs. Meknes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Meknes	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MAD29.58	$11.14 UAH500.50	+270.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 MAD59.16	$7.80 UAH350.35	+29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MAD8.26	$0.80 UAH35.91	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MAD4.11	$0.57 UAH25.60	+36.4%
Average			+102.7%

Meknes vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Meknes	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 MAD3.52	$0.88 UAH39.32	+144.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 MAD53.02	$5.12 UAH230.13	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.13 MAD30.79	$5.04 UAH226.36	+60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MAD17.75	$2.02 UAH90.79	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 MAD22.36	$2.41 UAH108.19	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 MAD5.37	$0.55 UAH24.85	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MAD5.90	$0.71 UAH31.92	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 MAD2.91	$0.84 UAH37.90	+185.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.04	$1.27 UAH56.96	+310.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 MAD2.39	$0.28 UAH12.73	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MAD2.31	$0.21 UAH9.53	-9.7%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Meknes	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 MAD50.13	$6.69 UAH300.52	+31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.04 MAD147.90	$11.14 UAH500.50	-25.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD296K	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.11 MAD30.57	$5.79 UAH260.26	+86.4%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Meknes	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.67 MAD331.09	$6.61 UAH297.02	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.21 MAD2,588.23	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	+140.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.44 MAD1,626.89	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	+107.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.03 MAD226.50	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	+232.4%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Meknes	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.49 MAD1,175.01	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	+244.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,603.28 MAD55,099.82	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+168.8%
Average			+204.1%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Meknes	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 MAD29.58	$1.34 UAH60.06	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 MAD11.83	$1.70 UAH76.44	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 MAD38.95	$3.45 UAH155.15	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.13 MAD276.58	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 MAD39.44	$5.57 UAH250.25	+38.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Meknes	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.33 MAD573.58	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.98 MAD432.52	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	-9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.95 MAD894.35	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.59 MAD576.15	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	+104.8%
Average			+25.7%

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