Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 38.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 33.3% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 50.3% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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