Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.5 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH314.60
|
$21.77
€20.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH262.17
|
$13.06
€12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
$3.31
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.03
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.36
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH178.51
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH161.15
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.91
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.93
|
$5.95
€5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.27
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.42
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.34
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.91
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.68
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.55
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH214.29
|
$8.18
€7.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH401.12
|
$88.71
€82.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,284,630.17
|
$32,110.45
€29,957.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH174.08
|
$25.25
€23.56
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH241.42
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,184.36
|
$2,059.29
€1,921.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,532.82
|
$1,685.95
€1,572.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,990.87
|
$203.74
€190.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,155.89
|
$2,119.81
€1,977.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH285,390.29
|
$11,765.02
€10,976.36
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.43
|
$7.08
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.66
|
$4.28
€3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.38
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,111.32
|
$62.30
€58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.74
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,874.74
|
$89.06
€83.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,515.82
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,621.43
|
$94.07
€87.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,921.14
|
$110.42
€103.01
|
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