Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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