Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 84.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
₴165.50
|
$9.91
R130.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$4.40
R58.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₴13.28
|
$1.02
R13.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₴10.31
|
$0.76
R10.08
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
₴16.50
|
$1.03
R13.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
₴99.84
|
$3.95
R52.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
₴99.40
|
$4.62
R61.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
₴37.10
|
$2.00
R26.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₴44.72
|
$2.20
R29.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
₴11.00
|
$0.81
R10.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₴12.41
|
$0.70
R9.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₴15.29
|
$0.77
R10.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₴19.80
|
$0.68
R9.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₴6.69
|
$0.72
R9.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₴4.25
|
$0.60
R7.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
₴97.78
|
$4.37
R57.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.74
₴330.92
|
$88.07
R1,163.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,844.04
₴567,289.69
|
$21,612.69
R285,538.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₴100.22
|
$8.73
R115.38
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.84
₴151.66
|
$64.81
R856.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.44
₴14,762.40
|
$395.53
R5,225.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.46
₴8,893.75
|
$373.57
R4,935.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.29
₴2,033.23
|
$86.34
R1,140.68
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.28
₴10,654.86
|
$229.26
R3,028.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,831.56
₴177,415.55
|
$5,361.68
R70,836.37
|
|
pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴28.36
|
$2.20
R29.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₴32.69
|
$2.05
R27.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴52.95
|
$3.30
R43.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
₴586.09
|
$39.72
R524.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$6.79
R89.69
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
₴1,728.97
|
$56.02
R740.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.18
₴1,043.52
|
$35.74
R472.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
₴2,343.67
|
$93.18
R1,231.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.29
₴2,786.20
|
$96.16
R1,270.47
|
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