Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United Kingdom
  3. London
  4. Ukraine
  5. Kiev
  6. Comparison
GBP
COMPARED TO
UAH

Kiev is 59.2% cheaper than London.

If you lived in Kiev instead of London, you would:
local_dining

pay 66.5% less for restaurants

  London help_outline Kiev help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.48
£15.05
$5.30
₴137.59
-72.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.79
£6.02
$3.81
₴99.06
-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
£1.44
$0.56
₴14.50
-70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.47
£1.14
$0.41
₴10.64
-72.2%
Average -66.5%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 49.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
£1.04
$0.59
₴15.43
-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
£3.49
$3.75
₴97.30
-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.71
£3.64
$3.67
₴95.25
-22.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.78
£2.15
$1.03
₴26.82
-62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.74
£2.89
$1.72
₴44.75
-53.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.29
£1.00
$0.40
₴10.37
-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.72
£0.56
$0.47
₴12.10
-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.20
£0.93
$0.57
₴14.75
-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.44
£1.11
$0.72
₴18.73
-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.69
£0.54
$0.29
₴7.52
-58.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.67
£0.52
$0.25
₴6.54
-62.4%
Average -49.0%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 61.0% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
£4.79
$3.71
₴96.39
-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass $194.84
£150.54
$11.48
₴298.11
-94.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,689.74
£21,393.65
$20,556.42
₴533,850.20
-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $23.64
£18.27
$3.74
₴97.23
-84.2%
Average -61.0%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 73.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.74
£31.48
$5.52
₴143.41
-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,248.15
£1,736.96
$583.92
₴15,164.40
-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,623.08
£1,254.02
$336.62
₴8,742.13
-79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $169.35
£130.84
$76.19
₴1,978.72
-55.0%
Average -73.7%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 76.2% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,865.81
£1,441.56
$325.33
₴8,448.90
-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,333.34
£18,027.80
$7,051.91
₴183,138.11
-69.8%
Average -76.2%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 76.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.49
£5.02
$1.06
₴27.52
-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.91
£3.02
$1.19
₴30.88
-69.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $15.59
£12.04
$1.77
₴45.86
-88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $55.64
£42.99
$20.63
₴535.82
-62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.89
£13.05
$4.24
₴110.07
-74.9%
Average -76.0%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 12.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.79
£67.06
$62.90
₴1,633.39
-27.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.73
£33.02
$39.78
₴1,033.18
-6.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.85
£70.20
$89.42
₴2,322.36
-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $117.19
£90.54
$102.49
₴2,661.63
-12.5%
Average -12.1%
London vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing
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