Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 14.3% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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