Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Ukraine

Kiev vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 17.6% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 80.1% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 22.4% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,178.34	$11.14 UAH500.50	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,455.09	$7.80 UAH350.35	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.91	$0.80 UAH35.91	-53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	$0.57 UAH25.60	-64.2%
Average			-23.5%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Rosario	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.53	$0.88 UAH39.32	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.90	$5.12 UAH230.13	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.56	$5.04 UAH226.36	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,491.02	$2.02 UAH90.79	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.45	$2.41 UAH108.19	-10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.53	$0.55 UAH24.85	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.14	$0.71 UAH31.92	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.58	$0.84 UAH37.90	+79.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	$1.27 UAH56.96	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.05	$0.28 UAH12.73	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.40	$0.21 UAH9.53	-29.1%
Average			-8.0%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Rosario	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.83	$6.69 UAH300.52	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.14 UAH500.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	$5.79 UAH260.26	-39.6%
Average			+17.7%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.1% more for housing

	Rosario	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,487.47	$6.61 UAH297.02	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$632.91 UAH28,428.28	+152.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$343.71 UAH15,438.43	+69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,641.81	$76.57 UAH3,439.32	+66.9%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 22.4% more for childcare

	Rosario	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$411.05 UAH18,462.81	-11.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+69.3%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	$1.34 UAH60.06	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	$1.70 UAH76.44	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.85	$3.45 UAH155.15	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,523.14	$36.41 UAH1,635.59	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.60	$5.57 UAH250.25	+16.1%
Average			-20.9%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Rosario	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$74.25 UAH3,335.13	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,070.06	$39.74 UAH1,785.11	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$96.27 UAH4,324.30	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$120.00 UAH5,389.98	-13.3%
Average			-20.8%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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