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Kiev vs. Zhongshan Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 45.4% more expensive than Zhongshan.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 7.0% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Zhongshan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.38	$8.43 UAH368.12	+200.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 CN¥31.97	$6.02 UAH262.94	+30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 CN¥2.91	$0.67 UAH29.48	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.89	$0.46 UAH20.24	+69.1%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 CN¥12.25	$0.78 UAH34.19	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 CN¥42.21	$4.90 UAH214.02	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 CN¥46.89	$4.75 UAH207.54	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 CN¥11.11	$2.01 UAH88.02	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 CN¥8.35	$2.12 UAH92.45	+75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CN¥5.70	$0.55 UAH24.15	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 CN¥3.08	$0.72 UAH31.60	+62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.29 CN¥1.98	$0.85 UAH37.24	+198.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥3.88	$1.01 UAH44.17	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 CN¥1.65	$0.37 UAH16.30	+56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.20	$0.25 UAH11.07	-20.3%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CN¥30.26	$5.31 UAH231.87	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.02 CN¥96.88	$10.23 UAH447.00	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,126.73 CN¥160K	$30,417.03 UAH1M	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 CN¥28.87	$6.02 UAH262.94	+44.1%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 CN¥82.99	$7.04 UAH307.58	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$196.23 CN¥1,356.29	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	+221.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.14 CN¥823.46	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	+217.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.48 CN¥203.73	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	+174.7%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 7.0% less for childcare

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.35 CN¥2,082.87	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	+23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,614.58 CN¥87,190.10	$7,847.15 UAH343K	-37.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 CN¥4.84	$1.08 UAH47.33	+54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 CN¥18.73	$1.64 UAH71.49	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 CN¥19.38	$2.89 UAH126.21	+3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.03 CN¥435.63	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.61 CN¥38.75	$4.81 UAH210.35	-14.1%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Zhongshan	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.38 CN¥306.78	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	+54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.32 CN¥209.58	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.06 CN¥387.51	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	+73.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.08 CN¥484.39	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	+56.3%
Average			+50.5%

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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: April 2026

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