Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 35.2% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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