Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 3.6% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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