Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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