Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 46.2% cheaper than Essen.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Essen, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.47
|
$7.58
UAH307.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
$6.32
UAH255.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$0.62
UAH25.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.80
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$0.73
UAH29.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.36
|
$4.30
UAH174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$3.88
UAH157.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$1.78
UAH72.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.77
|
$1.97
UAH79.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.94
UAH37.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.28
UAH11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.60
|
$5.16
UAH209.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$9.66
UAH391.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,254,066.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$56.32
€51.87
|
$4.19
UAH169.94
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.96
|
$5.82
UAH235.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€719.23
|
$558.46
UAH22,632.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€599.78
|
$325.98
UAH13,210.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€243.41
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.72
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€396.28
|
$365.07
UAH14,795.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,418.80
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,600.39
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$1.26
UAH51.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$1.34
UAH54.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$2.27
UAH92.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.31
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$5.05
UAH204.75
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Essen
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.91
|
$69.25
UAH2,806.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€54.01
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.45
|
$87.23
UAH3,535.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.42
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.85
|
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