Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 60.2% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.58
UAH307.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.32
UAH255.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$0.62
UAH25.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$0.73
UAH29.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$4.30
UAH174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$3.88
UAH157.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$1.78
UAH72.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$1.97
UAH79.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.94
UAH37.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.28
UAH11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$5.16
UAH209.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$9.66
UAH391.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,254,066.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$4.19
UAH169.94
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$5.82
UAH235.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$558.46
UAH22,632.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$325.98
UAH13,210.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.72
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$365.07
UAH14,795.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,600.39
|
|
pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.26
UAH51.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$1.34
UAH54.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$2.27
UAH92.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.05
UAH204.75
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$69.25
UAH2,806.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$87.23
UAH3,535.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.85
|
|
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