Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 31.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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