Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 1.3% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
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pay 22.8% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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