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
UAH311.92
|
$9.92
RUB934.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH259.93
|
$4.92
RUB463.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.53
|
$1.10
RUB104.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.88
|
$0.60
RUB56.52
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.10
|
$0.63
RUB59.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH176.99
|
$4.72
RUB444.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.77
|
$3.62
RUB341.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.28
|
$1.74
RUB164.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.23
|
$2.18
RUB205.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.15
|
$0.64
RUB60.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.19
|
$0.69
RUB64.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.09
|
$0.79
RUB74.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.57
|
$1.56
RUB146.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.58
|
$0.19
RUB17.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.42
|
$0.20
RUB19.12
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.46
|
$2.31
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH397.69
|
$29.87
RUB2,814.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,273,657.02
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,092,442.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.59
|
$5.69
RUB536.02
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.36
|
$6.03
RUB567.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,986.33
|
$881.83
RUB83,089.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,417.22
|
$532.09
RUB50,135.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,965.33
|
$90.54
RUB8,531.27
|
|
pay 50.3% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,026.43
|
$484.25
RUB45,628.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH282,952.52
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,088,649.46
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.99
|
$3.28
RUB309.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.19
|
$2.63
RUB248.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.57
|
$2.52
RUB237.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,101.82
|
$32.93
RUB3,102.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH207.94
|
$5.47
RUB515.41
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,850.19
|
$98.68
RUB9,298.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,502.87
|
$46.53
RUB4,383.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,590.50
|
$117.96
RUB11,114.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,887.65
|
$114.14
RUB10,755.01
|
|
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