Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 40.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Rome, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Rome
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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