Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Havana, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
|
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