Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 44.9% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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