Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 39.9% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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