Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 27.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH227.36
|
$7.58
UAH311.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH207.39
|
$6.32
UAH259.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.91
|
$0.62
UAH25.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.88
|
$0.41
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.32
|
$0.73
UAH30.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH156.87
|
$4.30
UAH176.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.37
|
$3.88
UAH159.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.67
|
$1.78
UAH73.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.54
|
$1.97
UAH81.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
$0.34
UAH14.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.37
|
$0.64
UAH26.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.71
|
$0.71
UAH29.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.95
|
$0.94
UAH38.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.77
|
$0.28
UAH11.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.56
|
$0.37
UAH15.41
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH208.85
|
$5.16
UAH212.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH416.91
|
$9.66
UAH397.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,106,803.90
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,272,522.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH160.67
|
$4.19
UAH172.44
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH228.58
|
$5.82
UAH239.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,533.56
|
$558.46
UAH22,965.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,792.69
|
$325.98
UAH13,405.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,462.18
|
$72.04
UAH2,962.68
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,908.95
|
$365.07
UAH15,013.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,329.15
|
$6,874.47
UAH282,700.45
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.05
|
$1.26
UAH51.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.98
|
$1.34
UAH55.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.14
|
$2.27
UAH93.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH853.26
|
$26.77
UAH1,100.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH151.64
|
$5.05
UAH207.76
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,952.20
|
$69.25
UAH2,847.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,276.47
|
$36.51
UAH1,501.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,957.05
|
$87.23
UAH3,587.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,433.60
|
$94.45
UAH3,884.19
|
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