Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 3.1 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 97.3% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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