Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 39.4% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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