Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.5% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Manila, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱299.87
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.66
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.90
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱245.95
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱400.98
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.84
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.14
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.19
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.63
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.52
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.84
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱247.94
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.04
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱152.93
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱69.97
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.70
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱374.84
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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