Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 13.2% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB978.02
|
$7.22
UAH299.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
$6.02
UAH249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB114.14
|
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB51.66
|
$0.40
UAH16.76
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB65.86
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB469.04
|
$4.34
UAH180.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB379.71
|
$4.03
UAH167.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB161.75
|
$1.57
UAH65.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB211.36
|
$1.92
UAH79.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB72.09
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB71.04
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB76.17
|
$0.72
UAH29.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB119.60
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB26.53
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB22.27
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB236.14
|
$5.14
UAH213.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB3,042.74
|
$9.39
UAH389.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,260,080.54
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,110.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB619.42
|
$4.48
UAH185.94
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB679.06
|
$5.76
UAH239.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB102,259.43
|
$582.58
UAH24,186.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB62,095.66
|
$351.09
UAH14,575.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,226.00
|
$74.50
UAH3,092.77
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB49,668.29
|
$373.81
UAH15,519.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,108,649.99
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,077.59
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB326.01
|
$1.20
UAH49.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB268.76
|
$1.45
UAH60.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB260.81
|
$2.38
UAH98.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,442.85
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
$4.82
UAH199.94
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,640.01
|
$66.82
UAH2,773.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,504.21
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,599.36
|
$91.04
UAH3,779.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,855.98
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.12
|
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