Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 24.5% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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