Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 7.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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