Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴321.31
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴163.33
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.52
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.46
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.49
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴157.68
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴153.66
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴79.45
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.41
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.76
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.35
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.77
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴39.69
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.57
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.32
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴216.71
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴374.86
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴910,375.12
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴149.94
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴198.35
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴17,908.24
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,857.56
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,946.82
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,309.61
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴220,223.98
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.84
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.15
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.33
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,054.23
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴160.65
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,587.40
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,331.11
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,071.88
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,664.62
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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