Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 3.0 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.93
|
$7.58
UAH307.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.90
|
$6.32
UAH255.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.99
|
$0.62
UAH25.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.70
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.99
|
$0.73
UAH29.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.66
|
$4.30
UAH174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.33
|
$3.88
UAH157.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.97
|
$1.78
UAH72.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.94
|
$1.97
UAH79.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.99
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.09
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.06
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.74
|
$0.94
UAH37.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.99
|
$0.28
UAH11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.64
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 93.3% more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.07
|
$5.16
UAH209.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹899.69
|
$9.66
UAH391.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,199,585.34
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,254,066.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.97
|
$4.19
UAH169.94
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹474.84
|
$5.82
UAH235.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,997.24
|
$558.46
UAH22,632.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,398.02
|
$325.98
UAH13,210.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹917.33
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.72
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,581.40
|
$365.07
UAH14,795.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,972.36
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,600.39
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.95
|
$1.26
UAH51.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.29
|
$1.34
UAH54.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.91
|
$2.27
UAH92.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,066.30
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.91
|
$5.05
UAH204.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,999.31
|
$69.25
UAH2,806.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,235.59
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,498.79
|
$87.23
UAH3,535.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,499.14
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.85
|
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