Kentucky vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

Kentucky is 95.3% more expensive than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.5% more in Kentucky
Groceries
pay 10.0% more in Kentucky
Transportation
pay 40.5% less in Kentucky
Housing
pay 11.8% more in Kentucky
Childcare
pay 7.6 times more in Kentucky
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.5% more in Kentucky
Clothing
pay 27.2% less in Kentucky

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

Kentucky vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kentucky instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

pay 23.5% more for restaurants

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.50
 
$15.82
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$9.59
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
 
$2.27
 

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Bread
1 loaf
$3.35
 
$2.62
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.50
 
$5.43
 
Milk (1 gallon) $1.00
 
$3.00
 

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Gasoline (1 gallon) $14.01
 
$2.94
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $39.17
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,897.72
 

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pay 11.8% more for housing

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$198.00
 
$65.19
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.00
 
$1,095.19
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $621.67
 
$954.16
 

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.00
 
$1,283.80
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $20,534.67
 

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.88
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.00
 
$7.93
 

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

 
Micronesia, Federated States of
Kentucky
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
 
$45.82
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$68.00
 
$36.25
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.00
 
$88.57
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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