Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 58.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.14
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.51
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.65
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.74
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.57
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.39
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.66
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.38
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.85
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.40
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.39
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$11.91
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$129.84
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.17
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.33
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$152.47
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.71
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$150.89
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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