Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 33.8% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
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