Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 9.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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