Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.8% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$8.16
₴321.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.15
₴163.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.62
₴24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.49
₴19.46
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.72
₴28.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.00
₴157.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$3.90
₴153.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$2.02
₴79.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$1.76
₴69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.25
₴9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.62
₴24.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.68
₴26.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.01
₴39.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.22
₴8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.34
₴13.32
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.50
₴216.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.52
₴374.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,116.98
₴910,375.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.81
₴149.94
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$5.04
₴198.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$454.74
₴17,908.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$275.70
₴10,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$74.83
₴2,946.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$312.58
₴12,309.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,592.11
₴220,223.98
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.09
₴42.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.35
₴53.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.04
₴80.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$26.77
₴1,054.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.08
₴160.65
|
|
pay 77.6% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$65.70
₴2,587.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.80
₴1,331.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.00
₴3,071.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.05
₴3,664.62
|
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