Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 35.5% cheaper than Alicante.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.1% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 30.9% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 40.6% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 44.7% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.0% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 8.1% more in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$7.22
UAH299.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$6.02
UAH249.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.80
|
$0.62
UAH25.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$0.40
UAH16.77
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$4.34
UAH180.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.95
|
$4.03
UAH167.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.41
|
$1.57
UAH65.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€2.99
|
$1.92
UAH79.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.72
UAH29.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
€5.69
|
$5.14
UAH213.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€23.57
|
$9.39
UAH389.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,339.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
€10.42
|
$4.48
UAH185.98
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.80
€26.21
|
$5.76
UAH239.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.84
€787.91
|
$582.58
UAH24,190.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.53
€616.13
|
$351.09
UAH14,578.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.70
€75.38
|
$74.50
UAH3,093.33
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.92
€581.29
|
$373.81
UAH15,521.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,806.63
€8,625.16
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,132.89
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.36
|
$1.20
UAH49.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
€1.76
|
$1.45
UAH60.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.52
€4.85
|
$2.38
UAH98.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.06
€45.79
|
$25.96
UAH1,078.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.78
|
$4.82
UAH199.97
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Alicante
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
€52.00
|
$66.82
UAH2,774.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.94
€25.45
|
$37.62
UAH1,562.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€80.12
|
$91.04
UAH3,780.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
€88.77
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.80
|
|
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