Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 52.2% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$5.93
R$30.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$1.07
R$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$0.72
R$3.71
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$4.63
R$23.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$4.23
R$21.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$1.82
R$9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$0.78
R$4.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$0.53
R$2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$0.43
R$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$0.70
R$3.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$0.48
R$2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$0.47
R$2.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$4.59
R$23.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
$50.51
R$260.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$8.99
R$46.35
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$1.98
R$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$1.62
R$8.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
$23.91
R$123.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$7.51
R$38.75
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
$62.59
R$322.76
|
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