Cost of living comparison

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Kiev vs. North Shore Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 39.7% cheaper than North Shore.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 40.4% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. North Shore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of North Shore, you would:

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	North Shore	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$8.43 UAH356.29	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 NZ$15.03	$6.02 UAH254.49	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 NZ$3.76	$0.67 UAH28.53	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 NZ$3.81	$0.46 UAH19.59	-78.9%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 40.4% less for groceries

	North Shore	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 NZ$2.52	$0.78 UAH33.09	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 NZ$6.96	$4.90 UAH207.14	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 NZ$11.07	$4.75 UAH200.87	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.71 NZ$9.92	$2.01 UAH85.19	-64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18 NZ$7.25	$2.12 UAH89.48	-49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.11	$0.55 UAH23.38	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.64	$0.72 UAH30.58	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NZ$2.40	$0.85 UAH36.05	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 NZ$3.55	$1.01 UAH42.75	-50.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.40	$0.37 UAH15.77	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 NZ$1.14	$0.25 UAH10.71	-61.2%
Average			-40.4%

North Shore vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	North Shore	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 NZ$10.60	$5.31 UAH224.42	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.02 NZ$107.75	$10.23 UAH432.63	-83.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,077.19 NZ$40,092.42	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.27 NZ$26.52	$6.02 UAH254.49	-60.6%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	North Shore	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 NZ$84.30	$7.04 UAH297.70	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,013.76 NZ$1,761.23	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$764.53 NZ$1,328.23	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.26 NZ$203.72	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	-30.9%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	North Shore	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$878.54 NZ$1,526.30	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,628.73 NZ$23,677.44	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	-42.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	North Shore	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$12.03	$1.08 UAH45.81	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$6.01	$1.64 UAH69.20	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.23 NZ$42.10	$2.89 UAH122.16	-88.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.69 NZ$48.11	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	+39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.85 NZ$24.06	$4.81 UAH203.59	-65.2%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	North Shore	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.87 NZ$117.91	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 NZ$67.66	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 NZ$157.03	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	-0.1%
Average			+0.1%

North Shore vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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