Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.0% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Lima, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
|
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