Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 90.4% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
|
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