Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 7.3% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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