Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 46.5% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.9% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 54.6% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 40.7% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 59.4% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 31.1% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.5% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 14.1% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Austria, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.54
|
$7.22
UAH298.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.36
|
$6.02
UAH248.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.74
|
$0.62
UAH25.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.11
|
$0.40
UAH16.68
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.21
|
$0.76
UAH31.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.18
|
$4.34
UAH179.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.94
|
$4.03
UAH166.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.56
|
$1.57
UAH64.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.34
|
$1.92
UAH79.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.01
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.70
UAH29.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.72
UAH29.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.66
|
$0.91
UAH37.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.29
UAH11.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.31
UAH12.77
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.55
|
$5.14
UAH212.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.04
|
$9.39
UAH387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,587.72
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,261,883.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.79
|
$4.48
UAH185.03
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.74
|
$5.76
UAH237.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€734.56
|
$582.58
UAH24,067.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€620.50
|
$351.09
UAH14,503.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€242.90
|
$74.50
UAH3,077.59
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€384.22
|
$373.81
UAH15,442.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,479.06
|
$7,372.61
UAH304,574.54
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.09
|
$1.20
UAH49.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.19
|
$1.45
UAH60.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$2.38
UAH98.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.41
|
$25.96
UAH1,072.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.07
|
$4.82
UAH198.96
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€74.93
|
$66.82
UAH2,760.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.65
|
$37.62
UAH1,554.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€77.62
|
$91.04
UAH3,761.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€104.54
|
$90.26
UAH3,728.72
|
|
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