Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.9% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Baku, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 35.6% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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