Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 7.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB761.49
|
$7.22
UAH299.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB791.35
|
$6.02
UAH249.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.63
|
$0.62
UAH25.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.73
|
$0.40
UAH16.74
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.50
|
$0.76
UAH31.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.98
|
$4.34
UAH179.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB771.47
|
$4.03
UAH166.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB336.22
|
$1.57
UAH65.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.59
|
$1.92
UAH79.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.99
|
$0.34
UAH13.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.27
|
$0.70
UAH29.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.85
|
$0.72
UAH29.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.06
|
$0.91
UAH37.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.50
|
$0.29
UAH11.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.79
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB619.31
|
$5.14
UAH213.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,269.15
|
$9.39
UAH389.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,172,880.20
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,266,327.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB465.14
|
$4.48
UAH185.68
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,723.65
|
$5.76
UAH238.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,873.00
|
$582.58
UAH24,151.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,652.42
|
$351.09
UAH14,555.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,843.87
|
$74.50
UAH3,088.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,340.20
|
$373.81
UAH15,497.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,573,692.88
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,647.16
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.92
|
$1.20
UAH49.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.92
|
$1.45
UAH60.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.66
|
$2.38
UAH98.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,497.88
|
$25.96
UAH1,076.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB850.33
|
$4.82
UAH199.66
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,134.24
|
$66.82
UAH2,770.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,539.79
|
$37.62
UAH1,559.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,813.80
|
$91.04
UAH3,774.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,143.74
|
$90.26
UAH3,741.86
|
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