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Kiev vs. Zhytomyr Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 46.1% more expensive than Zhytomyr.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 73.0% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.3% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Kiev are more expensive than in Zhytomyr. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Zhytomyr Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% more for restaurants

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.12	$8.43 UAH368.12
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH262.94	$6.02 UAH262.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 UAH28.05	$0.67 UAH29.48	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UAH15.78	$0.46 UAH20.24	+28.3%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 UAH30.33	$0.78 UAH34.19	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 UAH205.09	$4.90 UAH214.02	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UAH185.53	$4.75 UAH207.54	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 UAH75.31	$2.01 UAH88.02	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 UAH67.74	$2.12 UAH92.45	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.22	$0.55 UAH24.15	+48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH29.96	$0.72 UAH31.60	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.20	$0.85 UAH37.24	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.17	$1.01 UAH44.17
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.30	$0.37 UAH16.30
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.25 UAH11.07
Average			+19.5%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 UAH227.61	$5.31 UAH231.87	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.04 UAH525.88	$10.23 UAH447.00	-15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$30,417.03 UAH1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.18 UAH226.13	$6.02 UAH262.94	+16.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 73.0% more for housing

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.57 UAH199.84	$7.04 UAH307.58	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.87 UAH12,358.23	$630.45 UAH27,544.05	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.66 UAH9,465.88	$377.83 UAH16,507.18	+74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.53 UAH2,513.41	$80.97 UAH3,537.57	+40.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.52 UAH7,362.35	$373.14 UAH16,302.35	+121.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,129.57 UAH137K	$7,847.15 UAH343K	+150.7%
Average			+136.1%

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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 UAH31.55	$1.08 UAH47.33	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 UAH49.78	$1.64 UAH71.49	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.21	$2.89 UAH126.21
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.27 UAH885.67	$38.56 UAH1,684.83	+90.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.35	$4.81 UAH210.35
Average			+61.3%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Zhytomyr	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.46 UAH2,597.86	$68.61 UAH2,997.53	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.10 UAH1,402.35	$35.80 UAH1,563.88	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.27 UAH3,856.47	$97.02 UAH4,238.61	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.27 UAH3,856.47	$109.54 UAH4,785.53	+24.1%
Average			+15.2%

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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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