Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
$16.24
€14.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
$2.22
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
$1.87
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
$6.93
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
$3.90
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
$5.10
€4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
$7.44
€6.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
$37.90
€34.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
$26,749.78
€24,444.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
$17.87
€16.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
$30.04
€27.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
$1,171.95
€1,070.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
$721.77
€659.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
$175.72
€160.58
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
$516.83
€472.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
$9,813.53
€8,967.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
$6.50
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
$62.20
€56.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
$67.31
€61.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
$30.97
€28.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
$81.10
€74.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
$103.39
€94.48
|
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