Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 1.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,280.72
|
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,845.21
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,300.19
|
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS947.86
|
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,970.71
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,519.98
|
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,972.26
|
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,027.95
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,009.73
|
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS804.75
|
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS785.43
|
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS555.83
|
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS733.37
|
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS379.60
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS389.92
|
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,362.79
|
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,767.82
|
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,484,044.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,462.39
|
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,655.57
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS479,063.93
|
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS347,059.53
|
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,266.26
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS214,202.71
|
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,090,390.96
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,461.30
|
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,220.24
|
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,948.40
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS20,900.46
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,158.66
|
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS79,500.74
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS64,093.54
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS113,207.64
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS101,425.52
|
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
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