Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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