Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 43.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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