Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 30.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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