Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kiev vs. Mindelo Cost of Living Summary
Kiev is 36.8% cheaper than Mindelo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 32.5% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 49.1% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% less in Kiev
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kiev.
Kiev vs. Mindelo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kiev instead of Mindelo, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.72
CVE1,109.59
|
$8.43
UAH353.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.02
UAH252.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CVE100.87
|
$0.67
UAH28.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CVE100.87
|
$0.46
UAH19.45
|
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
CVE110.96
|
$0.78
UAH32.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.26
CVE781.75
|
$4.90
UAH205.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
CVE553.67
|
$4.75
UAH199.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
CVE256.89
|
$2.01
UAH84.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.12
UAH88.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
CVE98.37
|
$0.55
UAH23.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CVE86.93
|
$0.72
UAH30.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
CVE128.11
|
$0.85
UAH35.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
CVE137.26
|
$1.01
UAH42.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CVE36.60
|
$0.37
UAH15.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
CVE75.50
|
$0.25
UAH10.63
|
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of groceries
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CVE637.67
|
$5.31
UAH222.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.96
CVE3,026.15
|
$10.23
UAH429.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,417.03
UAH1,276,937.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.38
CVE1,361.77
|
$6.02
UAH252.66
|
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.04
UAH295.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$630.45
UAH26,466.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$377.83
UAH15,861.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$80.97
UAH3,399.24
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$373.14
UAH15,664.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,847.15
UAH329,431.29
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of childcare
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
CVE332.88
|
$1.08
UAH45.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
CVE110.96
|
$1.64
UAH68.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
CVE504.36
|
$2.89
UAH121.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.56
UAH1,618.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
UAH202.13
|
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mindelo
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.61
UAH2,880.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.80
UAH1,502.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.02
UAH4,072.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.54
UAH4,598.39
|
Mindelo vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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