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Morelia vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Morelia is 24.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in Morelia
Groceries: pay 85.9% more in Morelia
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Morelia
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Morelia
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Morelia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Morelia
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Morelia

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

Morelia vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Morelia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$7.45 MX$153.62	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$5.46 MX$112.66	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$1.08 MX$22.27	+74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$0.77 MX$15.94	+91.4%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 85.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Morelia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$2.45 MX$50.59	+223.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$3.31 MX$68.28	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$5.51 MX$113.62	+36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$2.18 MX$45.03	+39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$3.53 MX$72.78	+83.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$1.22 MX$25.20	+262.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.60 MX$12.39	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.60 MX$12.39	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.83 MX$17.07	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.85 MX$17.56	+194.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.83 MX$17.07	+167.7%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Morelia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$4.51 MX$92.99	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$22.34 MX$460.86	+137.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$3.47 MX$71.69	-22.4%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Kiev	Morelia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$24.38 MX$502.98	+323.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$30.31 MX$625.36	-59.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Morelia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	-59.6%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Morelia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$2.73 MX$56.33	+126.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$3.01 MX$62.02	+106.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$2.82 MX$58.17	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	+88.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$3.97 MX$81.93	-17.5%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Morelia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$41.37 MX$853.45	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$28.13 MX$580.35	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+1.9%
Average			-19.0%

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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: January 2025

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