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Kiev vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 50.6% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 85.6% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ARS12,553.61	$8.43 UAH371.54	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 ARS11,158.76	$6.02 UAH265.38	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 ARS1,723.24	$0.67 UAH29.75	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 ARS1,536.09	$0.46 UAH20.43	-57.9%
Average			-33.6%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Rosario	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 ARS2,185.26	$0.78 UAH34.51	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,555.05	$4.90 UAH216.00	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 ARS6,427.23	$4.75 UAH209.47	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 ARS3,068.66	$2.01 UAH88.83	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 ARS3,775.06	$2.12 UAH93.31	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ARS1,033.40	$0.55 UAH24.38	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 ARS1,101.47	$0.72 UAH31.89	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 ARS613.71	$0.85 UAH37.59	+93.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,589.58	$1.01 UAH44.58	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ARS822.50	$0.37 UAH16.45	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ARS700.18	$0.25 UAH11.17	-49.5%
Average			-12.3%

Rosario vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Rosario	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 ARS5,588.07	$5.31 UAH234.03	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.23 UAH451.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,000.00 ARS33M	$30,417.03 UAH1M	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,271.90	$6.02 UAH265.38	-36.7%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 85.6% more for housing

	Rosario	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.50 ARS32,778.86	$7.04 UAH310.44	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$200.00 ARS279K	$630.45 UAH27,799.78	+215.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.75 ARS256K	$377.83 UAH16,660.44	+105.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.25 ARS58,939.05	$80.97 UAH3,570.42	+91.6%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Rosario	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS512K	$373.14 UAH16,453.71	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,080.00 ARS2M	$7,847.15 UAH346K	+626.6%
Average			+314.1%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ARS1,754.12	$1.08 UAH47.77	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,908.86	$1.64 UAH72.16	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.40 ARS4,742.47	$2.89 UAH127.38	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.75 ARS35,917.27	$38.56 UAH1,700.47	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS6,974.23	$4.81 UAH212.31	-3.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Rosario	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.67 ARS86,015.46	$68.61 UAH3,025.36	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS83,690.71	$35.80 UAH1,578.40	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.50 ARS150K	$97.02 UAH4,277.96	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ARS133K	$109.54 UAH4,829.96	+15.3%
Average			-5.9%

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