Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 67.6% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
|
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