Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.8% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 53.2% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 78.0% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.7% less in Kiev
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,189
|
$7.22
UAH300.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,783
|
$6.02
UAH250.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,297
|
$0.62
UAH25.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,038
|
$0.40
UAH16.81
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$0.76
UAH31.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,946
|
$4.34
UAH180.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,803
|
$4.03
UAH167.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,283
|
$1.57
UAH65.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,589
|
$1.92
UAH80.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.34
UAH14.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.70
UAH29.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,883
|
$0.72
UAH29.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,412
|
$0.91
UAH37.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,177
|
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,647
|
$0.31
UAH12.87
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,892
|
$5.14
UAH214.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH391.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,545.46
UAH1,271,755.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.48
UAH186.48
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.76
UAH239.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
|
$582.58
UAH24,255.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
|
$351.09
UAH14,617.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.50
UAH3,101.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$373.81
UAH15,563.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,372.61
UAH306,957.38
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$1.20
UAH50.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,557
|
$1.45
UAH60.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,594
|
$2.38
UAH99.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.96
UAH1,080.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.82
UAH200.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.82
UAH2,781.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.62
UAH1,566.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.04
UAH3,790.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.26
UAH3,757.90
|
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