Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kiev instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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