Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.1% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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