Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 44.6% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.1% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 47.3% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 49.8% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 69.0% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 0.8% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.1% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 17.4% less in Kiev
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$7.22
UAH299.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$6.02
UAH249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$0.62
UAH25.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$0.40
UAH16.75
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.76
UAH31.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$4.34
UAH180.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$4.03
UAH167.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$1.57
UAH65.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$1.92
UAH79.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.34
UAH13.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.70
UAH29.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.72
UAH29.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$0.91
UAH37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.31
UAH12.82
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$5.14
UAH213.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$9.39
UAH389.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,267,354.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$4.48
UAH185.83
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$5.76
UAH238.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$582.58
UAH24,171.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$351.09
UAH14,566.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$74.50
UAH3,090.93
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$373.81
UAH15,509.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,895.22
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$1.20
UAH49.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$1.45
UAH60.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$2.38
UAH98.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$4.82
UAH199.82
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$66.82
UAH2,772.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$91.04
UAH3,777.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$90.26
UAH3,744.89
|
|
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