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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
$7.58
UAH311.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.91
|
$6.32
UAH259.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.65
|
$0.62
UAH25.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.16
|
$0.41
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.33
|
$0.73
UAH30.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.04
|
$4.30
UAH176.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.18
|
$3.88
UAH159.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.79
|
$1.78
UAH73.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.01
|
$1.97
UAH81.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.12
|
$0.34
UAH14.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.48
|
$0.64
UAH26.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.63
|
$0.71
UAH29.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.68
|
$0.94
UAH38.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.40
|
$0.28
UAH11.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.82
|
$0.37
UAH15.41
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.66
|
$5.16
UAH212.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY291.37
|
$9.66
UAH397.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,589,294.66
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,272,522.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY196.01
|
$4.19
UAH172.44
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY372.35
|
$5.82
UAH239.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,221.12
|
$558.46
UAH22,965.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,496.22
|
$325.98
UAH13,405.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,822.05
|
$72.04
UAH2,962.68
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,206.66
|
$365.07
UAH15,013.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY271,426.60
|
$6,874.47
UAH282,700.45
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.30
|
$1.26
UAH51.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.78
|
$1.34
UAH55.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.45
|
$2.27
UAH93.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,252.62
|
$26.77
UAH1,100.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.93
|
$5.05
UAH207.76
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,636.41
|
$69.25
UAH2,847.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,509.83
|
$36.51
UAH1,501.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,157.40
|
$87.23
UAH3,587.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,824.05
|
$94.45
UAH3,884.19
|
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