Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 39.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Riga, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.16
₴321.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$4.15
₴163.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$0.62
₴24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.49
₴19.46
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Riga
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$0.72
₴28.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$4.00
₴157.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$3.90
₴153.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.02
₴79.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$1.76
₴69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.25
₴9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.62
₴24.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.68
₴26.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.01
₴39.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.22
₴8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.34
₴13.32
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Riga
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$5.50
₴216.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$9.52
₴374.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$23,116.98
₴910,375.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$3.81
₴149.94
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Riga
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$5.04
₴198.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$454.74
₴17,908.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$275.70
₴10,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$74.83
₴2,946.82
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$312.58
₴12,309.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$5,592.11
₴220,223.98
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.09
₴42.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$1.35
₴53.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$2.04
₴80.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$26.77
₴1,054.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$4.08
₴160.65
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Kiev
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$65.70
₴2,587.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$33.80
₴1,331.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$78.00
₴3,071.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$93.05
₴3,664.62
|
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