Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 2.8 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
$7.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
$5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
$3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
$1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
$69.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
$1,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
$877.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 40.2% more for childcare
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
$471.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
$3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
$53.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
$9.50
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Kiev
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
$95.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
$107.71
|
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