Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 15.2% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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