Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 43.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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