Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 51.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Australia, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$8.16
₴323.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.62
₴24.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.49
₴19.61
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$4.00
₴158.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$3.90
₴154.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$1.76
₴69.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$0.25
₴9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.62
₴24.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.68
₴26.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$1.01
₴40.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.22
₴8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.34
₴13.42
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$5.50
₴218.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$9.52
₴377.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$3.81
₴151.14
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$1.09
₴43.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$1.35
₴53.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$4.08
₴161.94
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
|
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