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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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