Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 38.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
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