Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 39.5% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 45.4% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 40.7% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 60.1% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 28.1% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.2% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 7.7% more in Kiev
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Rome, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.51
|
$7.22
UAH301.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.34
|
$6.02
UAH251.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.16
|
$0.62
UAH25.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.40
UAH16.86
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.72
|
$0.76
UAH31.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.76
|
$4.34
UAH181.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.98
|
$4.03
UAH168.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.63
|
$1.57
UAH65.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.72
|
$1.92
UAH80.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.34
UAH14.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.70
UAH29.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.91
UAH37.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.90
|
$5.14
UAH214.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€36.20
|
$9.39
UAH392.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,855.53
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,536.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.55
|
$4.48
UAH187.03
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.42
|
$5.76
UAH240.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,138.97
|
$582.58
UAH24,327.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€736.37
|
$351.09
UAH14,660.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€161.41
|
$74.50
UAH3,110.89
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€491.01
|
$373.81
UAH15,609.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,123.20
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,870.05
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.17
|
$1.20
UAH50.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$1.45
UAH60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.21
|
$2.38
UAH99.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€56.27
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.34
|
$4.82
UAH201.11
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€63.14
|
$66.82
UAH2,790.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.66
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€74.46
|
$91.04
UAH3,801.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€98.74
|
$90.26
UAH3,769.07
|
|
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