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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 17.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 9.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$4.35 R$26.92	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$6.10 R$37.69	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$1.24 R$7.65	+99.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$0.75 R$4.63	+85.5%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$1.24 R$7.65	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$4.00 R$24.72	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$3.71 R$22.94	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$1.99 R$12.29	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$1.49 R$9.23	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$0.81 R$5.01	+140.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.67 R$4.17	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$0.46 R$2.87	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.66 R$4.09	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.54 R$3.35	+87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.44 R$2.73	+42.7%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$3.49 R$21.58	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$24.82 R$153.45	+164.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$9.37 R$57.93	+109.2%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$19.08 R$117.96	+231.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$29.69 R$183.54	-60.1%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 9.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$316.02 R$1,953.68	-15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-4.3%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$1.74 R$10.77	+44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$1.60 R$9.86	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$2.09 R$12.92	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$20.66 R$127.74	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$5.23 R$32.30	+8.5%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$58.03 R$358.76	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$45.00 R$278.18	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$75.09 R$464.25	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$64.70 R$399.97	-28.3%
Average			-9.8%

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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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