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Kiev vs. Shantou Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 26.1% more expensive than Shantou.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 86.7% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Shantou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Shantou	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 CN¥14.50	$8.43 UAH366.22	+300.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.83	$6.02 UAH261.59	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥2.90	$0.67 UAH29.32	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.89	$0.46 UAH20.13	+69.1%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Shantou	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 CN¥9.67	$0.78 UAH34.02	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 CN¥42.12	$4.90 UAH212.92	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 CN¥43.91	$4.75 UAH206.48	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 CN¥12.69	$2.01 UAH87.56	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 CN¥11.64	$2.12 UAH91.98	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CN¥5.69	$0.55 UAH24.03	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.29	$0.72 UAH31.44	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 CN¥5.20	$0.85 UAH37.05	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥3.87	$1.01 UAH43.95	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.53	$0.37 UAH16.21	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 CN¥3.04	$0.25 UAH11.01	-42.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Shantou	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 CN¥29.49	$5.31 UAH230.68	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.43 CN¥154.67	$10.23 UAH444.70	-54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	$30,417.03 UAH1M	+44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.35 CN¥29.97	$6.02 UAH261.59	+38.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 86.7% more for housing

	Shantou	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.58 CN¥86.77	$7.04 UAH306.00	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.32 CN¥1,933.34	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	+124.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$140.16 CN¥966.67	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	+169.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.26 CN¥284.58	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	+96.2%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Shantou	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$442.29 CN¥3,050.38	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	-15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,005.44 CN¥152K	$7,847.15 UAH341K	-64.3%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Shantou	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.80	$1.08 UAH47.09	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 CN¥22.03	$1.64 UAH71.13	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 CN¥24.17	$2.89 UAH125.56	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.56 UAH1,676.16
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥48.33	$4.81 UAH209.27	-31.3%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Shantou	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.48 CN¥334.35	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	+41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.32 CN¥209.12	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.36 CN¥512.85	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.99 CN¥606.85	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	+24.5%
Average			+28.6%

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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: March 2026

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