Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.4% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR148.73
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR79.32
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.60
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.73
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR65.04
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.79
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.46
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.80
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.90
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.55
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.46
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.14
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR88.10
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,140.25
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR338,457.32
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR204.75
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR737.46
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,436.44
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,374.93
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,451.86
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,897.46
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR67,312.20
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.65
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.30
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.58
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR594.34
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR126.42
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR864.84
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR621.61
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,554.30
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,718.58
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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