Cost of living comparison
Spain is 87.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.25
|
$13.31
€12.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.21
|
$8.95
€8.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.56
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.90
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.13
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.18
|
$6.20
€5.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.94
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.36
|
$2.53
€2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.32
|
$3.26
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.16
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.22
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.12
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.62
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.44
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.69
|
$6.53
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.12
|
$35.45
€32.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,028.90
|
$33,659.33
€30,758.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.78
|
$14.39
€13.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.62
|
$33.81
€30.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,011.08
|
$828.43
€757.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,431.68
|
$665.31
€607.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,968.52
|
$106.67
€97.47
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,042.61
|
$381.14
€348.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,257.30
|
$7,410.38
€6,771.73
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.04
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.24
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.68
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.01
|
$43.03
€39.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.17
|
$8.46
€7.73
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,853.26
|
$73.08
€66.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,504.49
|
$31.46
€28.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,594.37
|
$75.09
€68.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,891.84
|
$91.97
€84.04
|
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