Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Ukraine

Kiev vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 28.1% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 57.5% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$11.14 UAH500.55	+136.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$7.80 UAH350.38	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$0.80 UAH35.91	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.57 UAH25.60	-12.7%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 57.5% less for groceries

	Taipei	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$0.88 UAH39.33	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$5.12 UAH230.15	-48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$5.04 UAH226.38	-56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.02 UAH90.80	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$2.41 UAH108.20	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$0.55 UAH24.86	-75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.71 UAH31.93	-52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.84 UAH37.91	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.27 UAH56.96	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.28 UAH12.73	-77.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.21 UAH9.54	-79.6%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Taipei	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$6.69 UAH300.55	+69.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$11.14 UAH500.55	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$5.79 UAH260.28	-35.2%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Taipei	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$6.61 UAH297.04	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	+15.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$15,064.36 UAH677K	-9.7%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$1.34 UAH60.07	-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$1.70 UAH76.44	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$3.45 UAH155.17	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$5.57 UAH250.27	-42.7%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Taipei	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	+14.2%
Average			+10.9%

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