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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,739.20
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,462.96
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,215.16
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS885.88
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,841.83
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,224.40
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,712.50
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,895.33
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,878.30
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS752.12
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS734.06
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS519.48
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS685.41
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS354.78
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS364.42
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,142.88
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,194.44
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,209,873.92
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,974.38
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,370.19
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS447,735.28
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS324,363.38
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS32,025.40
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS200,194.80
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,757,501.97
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,365.74
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,075.04
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,820.99
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,533.66
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,886.70
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS74,301.75
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,902.11
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS105,804.36
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,792.74
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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