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Kiev vs. Niagara Falls Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 45.9% cheaper than Niagara Falls.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Kiev

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Niagara Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Niagara Falls, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$8.43 UAH355.43	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.02 UAH253.88	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.67 UAH28.46	-74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.46 UAH19.54	-76.8%
Average			-66.9%

Niagara Falls vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$3.39	$0.78 UAH33.01	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40	$4.90 UAH206.64	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$4.75 UAH200.39	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.96	$2.01 UAH84.98	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80	$2.12 UAH89.27	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71	$0.55 UAH23.32	-79.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.72 UAH30.51	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.52	$0.85 UAH35.96	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.87	$1.01 UAH42.65	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85	$0.37 UAH15.74	-79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.89	$0.25 UAH10.69	-86.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.32	$5.31 UAH223.88	+59.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00	$10.23 UAH431.59	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,344.69	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.77	$6.02 UAH253.88	-72.4%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.35	$7.04 UAH296.98	-90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,050.00	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.92	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	-54.7%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,300.00	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	-71.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,625.00	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	-55.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89	$1.08 UAH45.70	-84.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.44	$1.64 UAH69.03	-69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$2.89 UAH121.86	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$4.81 UAH203.10	-67.9%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Niagara Falls	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	+49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.75	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	-4.5%
Average			+6.5%

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