Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 6.0 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$27.49
€25.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$6.10
€5.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$7.63
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$659.67
€612.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kiev
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$523.34
€486.00
|
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