Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 49.3% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Prague, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč243.86
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč210.60
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.63
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.70
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.50
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč154.07
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč109.55
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.96
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč102.08
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.41
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč19.13
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč23.19
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.35
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.50
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.74
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč165.92
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč609.64
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč665,059.33
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč298.17
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč620.70
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč25,169.47
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,822.43
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,951.56
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč19,155.09
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč315,193.78
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč55.42
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.98
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč159.61
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,428.31
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč264.92
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Prague
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,205.66
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč1,001.91
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,292.29
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,705.58
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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