Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 43.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
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