Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 23.6% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
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