Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 45.7% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.3% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 43.5% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 43.3% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 63.4% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 40.5% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.8% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$7.22
UAH299.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.56
|
$6.02
UAH249.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.28
|
$0.62
UAH25.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.71
|
$0.40
UAH16.75
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.62
|
$0.76
UAH31.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€7.06
|
$4.34
UAH180.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$4.03
UAH167.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.92
|
$1.57
UAH65.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.72
|
$1.92
UAH79.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.34
UAH13.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.79
|
$0.70
UAH29.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.72
UAH29.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$0.91
UAH37.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.75
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.72
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.03
|
$5.14
UAH213.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.12
|
$9.39
UAH389.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€30,884.28
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,267,365.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.24
|
$4.48
UAH185.83
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€33.16
|
$5.76
UAH238.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,228.69
|
$582.58
UAH24,171.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€922.27
|
$351.09
UAH14,566.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€122.87
|
$74.50
UAH3,090.96
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€569.75
|
$373.81
UAH15,509.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€10,966.66
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,897.84
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.36
|
$1.20
UAH49.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.18
|
$1.45
UAH60.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.28
|
$2.38
UAH98.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€44.12
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€9.36
|
$4.82
UAH199.82
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€73.67
|
$66.82
UAH2,772.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€32.48
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€87.48
|
$91.04
UAH3,777.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€99.30
|
$90.26
UAH3,744.92
|
|
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