Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 61.9% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
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