Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 5.7% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Castries, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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