Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 39.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Italy, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.17
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.62
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.37
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.61
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.21
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.24
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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