Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 7.1% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
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