Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 42.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
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