Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 46.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.74
|
$7.22
UAH299.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$6.02
UAH249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.03
|
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.40
UAH16.76
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.89
|
$4.34
UAH180.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$4.03
UAH167.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$1.57
UAH65.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$1.92
UAH79.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.72
UAH29.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.72
|
$5.14
UAH213.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€112.95
|
$9.39
UAH389.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,870.04
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,110.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.36
|
$4.48
UAH185.94
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.36
|
$5.76
UAH239.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,329.89
|
$582.58
UAH24,186.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,122.91
|
$351.09
UAH14,575.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.14
|
$74.50
UAH3,092.77
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€941.87
|
$373.81
UAH15,519.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,401.60
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,077.59
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.61
|
$1.20
UAH49.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$1.45
UAH60.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.54
|
$2.38
UAH98.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.66
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.62
|
$4.82
UAH199.94
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.68
|
$66.82
UAH2,773.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€80.95
|
$91.04
UAH3,779.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.24
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.12
|
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