Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 13.9% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Havana, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
|
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