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Ukraine

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Russia

Rostov-na-donu vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 42.5% more expensive than Zaporizhzhya.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 25.3% more in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Rostov-na-donu

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Rostov-na-donu are more expensive than in Zaporizhzhya. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Rostov-na-donu.

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Rostov-na-donu vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Zaporizhzhya, you would:

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.30	$10.53 RUB896.56	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 UAH210.21	$5.67 RUB483.15	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH25.84	$1.07 RUB90.90	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH17.42	$0.48 RUB40.84	+23.7%
Average			+42.6%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 UAH30.14	$0.73 RUB62.26	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 UAH175.17	$4.63 RUB394.49	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23 UAH190.09	$4.07 RUB346.93	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 UAH76.99	$1.35 RUB115.06	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH86.23	$2.30 RUB195.81	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UAH25.54	$0.65 RUB55.13	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH31.33	$0.82 RUB69.81	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH33.45	$0.62 RUB52.98	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 UAH44.31	$0.99 RUB84.57	+0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH14.63	$0.31 RUB26.04	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.27 RUB22.82	+8.8%
Average			+2.8%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 UAH269.26	$3.09 RUB262.80	-48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.04 RUB1,195.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$28,659.61 RUB2M	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 UAH182.68	$4.77 RUB406.44	+17.3%
Average			-25.8%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.31 UAH283.62	$8.58 RUB730.53	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.63 UAH9,281.23	$623.88 RUB53,129.59	+201.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.57 UAH7,257.22	$448.42 RUB38,186.89	+177.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.75 UAH3,312.81	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	+23.9%
Average			+145.4%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of housing

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pay 25.3% more for childcare

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.06 UAH12,579.18	$350.93 RUB29,885.39	+25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.70 UAH121K	??
Average			+25.3%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 UAH40.04	$1.17 RUB99.62	+31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 UAH51.30	$2.85 RUB242.64	+149.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 UAH124.92	$2.69 RUB229.12	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.71 UAH1,334.66	$33.14 RUB2,822.51	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 UAH200.20	$5.26 RUB448.28	+18.1%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Zaporizhzhya	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.34 UAH1,901.89	$54.59 RUB4,648.84	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 UAH1,801.79	$43.87 RUB3,735.67	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 UAH4,003.98	$105.28 RUB8,965.62	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.97 UAH4,715.04	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	-3.9%
Average			+12.5%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of clothing

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