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Monterrey vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 70.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 90.4% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 97.2% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 10.7% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.7% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Monterrey

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

Monterrey vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$12.41 MX$256.04	+71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$7.45 MX$153.62	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$1.32 MX$27.18	+112.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$1.02 MX$21.14	+153.8%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 97.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$2.48 MX$51.12	+227.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$4.82 MX$99.48	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$5.80 MX$119.72	+44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$2.62 MX$53.95	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$3.94 MX$81.36	+105.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$1.30 MX$26.72	+284.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.54 MX$11.21	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.75 MX$15.39	+4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.80 MX$16.56	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.91 MX$18.71	+214.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.76 MX$15.73	+146.7%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$4.63 MX$95.58	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$42.19 MX$870.52	+349.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$9.43 MX$194.59	+110.6%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$29.26 MX$603.60	+408.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	+17.0%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 10.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-5.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$2.48 MX$51.21	+106.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$3.22 MX$66.48	+121.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$3.97 MX$81.93	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$40.33 MX$832.05	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$5.96 MX$122.90	+23.7%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Kiev	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$41.13 MX$848.50	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+16.5%
Average			+1.1%

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