Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
₴165.50
|
$12.11
€10.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₴13.28
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₴10.31
|
$2.48
€2.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
₴16.50
|
$1.98
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
₴99.84
|
$6.79
€5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
₴99.40
|
$5.19
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
₴37.10
|
$3.89
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₴44.72
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
₴11.00
|
$1.15
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₴12.41
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₴15.29
|
$1.25
€1.10
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₴19.80
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₴6.69
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₴4.25
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
₴97.78
|
$5.45
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.74
₴330.92
|
$46.03
€40.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,844.04
₴567,289.69
|
$28,419.55
€24,921.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₴100.22
|
$18.61
€16.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.84
₴151.66
|
$39.15
€34.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.44
₴14,762.40
|
$1,073.82
€941.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.46
₴8,893.75
|
$793.09
€695.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.29
₴2,033.23
|
$181.05
€158.77
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.28
₴10,654.86
|
$310.70
€272.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,831.56
₴177,415.55
|
$16,202.54
€14,208.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴28.36
|
$4.85
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₴32.69
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴52.95
|
$6.66
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
₴586.09
|
$31.71
€27.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$13.33
€11.69
|
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pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
₴1,728.97
|
$93.44
€81.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.18
₴1,043.52
|
$39.06
€34.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
₴2,343.67
|
$99.54
€87.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.29
₴2,786.20
|
$143.34
€125.69
|
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