Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 36.0% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,495.25
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.14
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,709.73
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.25
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.60
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.79
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,682.02
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.13
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.09
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.88
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.86
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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