Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Kiev
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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