Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 60.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
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Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
$4.15
CN¥29.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
$5.54
CN¥39.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
$1.43
CN¥10.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
$6.83
CN¥48.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
$7.46
CN¥52.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
$1.75
CN¥12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
$1.44
CN¥10.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
$0.96
CN¥6.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
$0.79
CN¥5.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
$0.87
CN¥6.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.37
CN¥2.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
$4.35
CN¥30.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
$34.62
CN¥244.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,792.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
$4.68
CN¥33.08
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
$13.59
CN¥96.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
$969.73
CN¥6,852.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
$561.86
CN¥3,970.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
$42.17
CN¥297.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
$836.50
CN¥5,910.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,468.79
|
|
pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
$1.38
CN¥9.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
$3.73
CN¥26.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
$3.46
CN¥24.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
$62.16
CN¥439.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
$8.31
CN¥58.72
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
$65.57
CN¥463.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
$35.21
CN¥248.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
$85.31
CN¥602.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
$112.58
CN¥795.53
|
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