Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 36.2% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES355.01
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.98
KES705.98
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KES55.16
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
KES51.10
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
KES53.18
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
KES730.94
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.44
KES288.37
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
KES177.53
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
KES302.99
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
KES79.81
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
KES60.80
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
KES96.55
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KES57.56
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES39.55
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES47.61
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
KES482.82
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.28
KES3,339.46
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,511.04
KES1,595,653.90
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.33
KES1,337.49
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.30
KES4,523.75
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$170.20
KES20,100.90
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.56
KES13,529.37
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.30
KES2,279.69
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.68
KES15,905.57
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,503.89
KES650,009.38
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
KES244.07
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
KES230.98
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
KES200.03
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.68
KES4,213.31
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.04
KES713.18
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.38
KES1,697.71
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.57
KES2,547.90
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.92
KES3,297.92
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.95
KES3,300.87
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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