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Kiev vs. Semarang Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 2.2 times more expensive than Semarang.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kiev are more expensive than in Semarang. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Semarang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Semarang	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	$8.43 UAH355.43	+370.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.25 IDR54,156.93	$6.02 UAH253.88	+85.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IDR8,474.89	$0.67 UAH28.46	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,283.97	$0.46 UAH19.54	+80.0%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Semarang	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 IDR16,495.51	$0.78 UAH33.01	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.90 IDR48,360.32	$4.90 UAH206.64	+68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 IDR64,573.86	$4.75 UAH200.39	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 IDR25,256.01	$2.01 UAH84.98	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 IDR20,959.30	$2.12 UAH89.27	+68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 IDR19,201.42	$0.55 UAH23.32	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,381.13	$0.72 UAH30.51	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,085.55	$0.85 UAH35.96	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$1.01 UAH42.65	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,352.81	$0.37 UAH15.74	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.25 UAH10.69	-68.8%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Semarang	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 IDR51,179.04	$5.31 UAH223.88	+72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.53 IDR208,678.09	$10.23 UAH431.59	-18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	$6.02 UAH253.88	+83.3%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Semarang	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	$7.04 UAH296.98	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.53 IDR4,054,317.27	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	+158.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	+153.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.70 IDR1,143,637.80	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	+17.9%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Semarang	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.77 IDR728,717.16	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	+752.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,308.00 IDR38,423,268.28	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	+240.0%
Average			+496.2%

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Semarang	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	$1.08 UAH45.70	-39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 IDR22,109.94	$1.64 UAH69.03	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.21 IDR36,767.09	$2.89 UAH121.86	+30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.78 IDR379,264.16	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	+69.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.81 UAH203.10	+61.3%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Semarang	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.81 IDR596,223.13	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	+91.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.78 IDR1,078,368.90	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	+162.2%
Average			+79.4%

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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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