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Jubail vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 89.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Jubail
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Jubail
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Jubail
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Jubail
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Jubail
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Jubail

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

Jubail vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Jubail
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$6.66 SAR25.00	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$9.05 SAR34.00	+50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$0.78 SAR2.94	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$0.27 SAR1.00	-34.1%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$1.50 SAR5.62	+97.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$3.99 SAR15.00	-8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$6.37 SAR23.93	+58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$2.44 SAR9.16	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$3.38 SAR12.70	+75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$1.00 SAR3.74	+195.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.76 SAR2.85	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.72 SAR2.72	+1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.62 SAR2.34	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.54 SAR2.04	+88.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.60 SAR2.27	+95.3%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$2.33 SAR8.75	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$32.41 SAR121.73	+245.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$25.29 SAR94.99	+464.7%
Average			+157.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$64.21 SAR241.14	+1015.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$266.24 SAR999.90	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$87.55 SAR328.79	+17.5%
Average			+243.2%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$202.34 SAR759.92	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	+5.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$1.86 SAR7.00	+54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$3.64 SAR13.67	+150.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$7.06 SAR26.50	+196.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$106.50 SAR399.96	+310.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$13.84 SAR51.99	+187.5%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$45.04 SAR169.15	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$61.68 SAR231.64	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$76.54 SAR287.47	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$73.22 SAR274.97	-18.9%
Average			-0.9%

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