Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 53.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
$7.22
UAH299.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.28
|
$6.02
UAH249.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.62
UAH25.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.40
UAH16.74
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.68
|
$0.76
UAH31.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.65
|
$4.34
UAH179.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.68
|
$4.03
UAH166.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.95
|
$1.57
UAH65.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.45
|
$1.92
UAH79.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
$0.34
UAH13.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
$0.70
UAH29.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$0.72
UAH29.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
$0.91
UAH37.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.29
UAH11.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.87
|
$5.14
UAH213.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.26
|
$9.39
UAH389.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,038.01
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,266,327.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.01
|
$4.48
UAH185.68
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.77
|
$5.76
UAH238.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,985.03
|
$582.58
UAH24,151.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,006.25
|
$351.09
UAH14,555.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.64
|
$74.50
UAH3,088.42
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,799.89
|
$373.81
UAH15,497.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,528.28
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,647.16
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
$1.20
UAH49.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.25
|
$1.45
UAH60.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.05
|
$2.38
UAH98.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.41
|
$25.96
UAH1,076.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.05
|
$4.82
UAH199.66
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.26
|
$66.82
UAH2,770.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.76
|
$37.62
UAH1,559.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.27
|
$91.04
UAH3,774.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,106.58
|
$90.26
UAH3,741.86
|
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