Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.9% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Kiev instead of China, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
China
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
China
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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