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Kiev vs. Richmond Hill Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 36.1% cheaper than Richmond Hill.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 66.3% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Richmond Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Richmond Hill, you would:

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.75 CA$20.39	$8.43 UAH353.72	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 CA$12.93	$6.02 UAH252.66	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.53	$0.67 UAH28.32	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$0.46 UAH19.45	-63.2%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 CA$3.13	$0.78 UAH32.86	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 CA$5.49	$4.90 UAH205.65	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.81 CA$16.33	$4.75 UAH199.43	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CA$4.53	$2.01 UAH84.57	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.13 CA$7.09	$2.12 UAH88.84	-58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.48	$0.55 UAH23.21	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.72 UAH30.36	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 CA$2.04	$0.85 UAH35.79	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.13	$1.01 UAH42.45	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.37 UAH15.66	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 CA$1.29	$0.25 UAH10.63	-72.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$5.31 UAH222.81	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.79 CA$153.21	$10.23 UAH429.52	-90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 CA$16.59	$6.02 UAH252.66	-49.8%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 66.3% less for housing

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.36 CA$77.93	$7.04 UAH295.55	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.78 CA$171.18	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	-34.6%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$647.49 CA$895.38	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	-42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	-30.4%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 CA$6.96	$1.08 UAH45.48	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 CA$4.38	$1.64 UAH68.70	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$2.89 UAH121.28	-77.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 CA$59.69	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.26 CA$15.57	$4.81 UAH202.13	-57.2%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Richmond Hill	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.43 CA$83.57	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.17 CA$59.69	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.95 CA$87.05	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.33 CA$119.38	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	+26.9%
Average			+19.4%

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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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