Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.0 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴293.52
|
$12.45
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴149.21
|
$8.47
€7.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴22.40
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴17.77
|
$1.40
€1.28
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴26.02
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴144.04
|
$5.73
€5.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴140.37
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴72.58
|
$2.35
€2.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴63.40
|
$3.11
€2.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴8.92
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴22.25
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴24.45
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴36.26
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴7.83
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴12.16
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴197.97
|
$6.67
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴342.44
|
$39.84
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴831,647.64
|
$24,357.72
€22,252.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴136.98
|
$14.14
€12.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴181.20
|
$40.62
€37.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴16,359.57
|
$697.48
€637.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴9,918.62
|
$570.67
€521.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,691.98
|
$106.79
€97.56
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴11,245.10
|
$342.46
€312.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴201,179.44
|
$7,368.05
€6,731.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴39.14
|
$2.66
€2.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴48.55
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴73.38
|
$5.55
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴963.06
|
$43.33
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴146.76
|
$8.42
€7.69
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,363.65
|
$73.58
€67.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,215.99
|
$33.02
€30.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴2,806.23
|
$74.35
€67.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,347.71
|
$91.35
€83.45
|
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