Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Australia instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴316.92
|
$15.31
A$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.19
|
$2.45
A$3.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.19
|
$2.05
A$3.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴155.52
|
$4.24
A$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴151.56
|
$5.00
A$7.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴68.46
|
$3.56
A$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.63
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.02
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.40
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴39.15
|
$2.10
A$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.45
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.13
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴213.75
|
$4.95
A$7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴369.74
|
$81.92
A$125.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴147.89
|
$15.28
A$23.44
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.26
|
$5.72
A$8.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴52.42
|
$3.30
A$5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
$46.71
A$71.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴158.46
|
$12.25
A$18.80
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
$106.56
A$163.54
|
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