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Kiev vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 8.3% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Kiev
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 47.0% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.13 RSD734	$7.22 UAH298.28	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 RSD787	$6.02 UAH248.57	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 RSD165	$0.62 UAH25.61	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RSD119	$0.40 UAH16.67	-65.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Serbia	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 RSD72	$0.76 UAH31.27	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 RSD409	$4.34 UAH179.17	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 RSD498	$4.03 UAH166.25	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 RSD246	$1.57 UAH64.77	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 RSD302	$1.92 UAH79.42	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 RSD49	$0.34 UAH13.93	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$0.70 UAH29.00	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 RSD66	$0.72 UAH29.54	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RSD84	$0.91 UAH37.39	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD47	$0.29 UAH11.92	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RSD45	$0.31 UAH12.76	-28.8%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Serbia	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 RSD641	$5.14 UAH212.43	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RSD2,422	$9.39 UAH387.77	-60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,112.26 RSD2,894,691	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,242.64	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.11 RSD732	$4.48 UAH184.94	-37.0%
Average			-26.4%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Serbia	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.16 RSD2,385	$5.76 UAH237.72	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.21 RSD36,370	$582.58 UAH24,055.01	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.83 RSD25,004	$351.09 UAH14,496.57	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 RSD11,724	$74.50 UAH3,076.02	-34.6%

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

	Serbia	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.41 RSD24,549	$373.81 UAH15,434.99	+56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,379.39 RSD553,911	$7,372.61 UAH304,419.93	+37.1%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 RSD209	$1.20 UAH49.71	-40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 RSD173	$1.45 UAH60.01	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 RSD391	$2.38 UAH98.43	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.78 RSD2,654	$25.96 UAH1,072.03	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 RSD466	$4.82 UAH198.86	+6.4%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Serbia	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.17 RSD7,534	$66.82 UAH2,758.94	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.45 RSD3,651	$37.62 UAH1,553.52	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.31 RSD9,505	$91.04 UAH3,759.14	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.77 RSD10,273	$90.26 UAH3,726.83	-9.5%
Average			-3.4%

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