Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.1 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH303.82
|
$21.06
€19.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH253.18
|
$11.91
€10.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.87
|
$3.42
€3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.45
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.32
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH172.39
|
$8.08
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH155.62
|
$5.49
€5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH71.37
|
$3.92
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.12
|
$5.50
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.78
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.51
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.33
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.57
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.28
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.02
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH206.95
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH387.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,240,587.17
|
$27,583.68
€25,426.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH168.11
|
$30.32
€27.95
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH233.15
|
$51.70
€47.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,389.50
|
$1,876.48
€1,729.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,068.85
|
$1,454.17
€1,340.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,888.33
|
$175.23
€161.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,636.28
|
$1,174.85
€1,082.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH275,605.81
|
$18,971.77
€17,487.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH50.64
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.75
|
$3.85
€3.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH91.15
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,073.21
|
$38.16
€35.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH202.54
|
$13.00
€11.98
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,776.19
|
$61.37
€56.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,463.85
|
$33.16
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,497.27
|
$86.13
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,786.71
|
$96.05
€88.54
|
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