Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 12.3% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Poland, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Poland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
|
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