Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 38.4% cheaper than Bilbao.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 38.8% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 40.6% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 53.1% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 18.9% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.4% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 5.1% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bilbao, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$7.22
UAH301.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.69
|
$6.02
UAH250.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$0.62
UAH25.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.64
|
$0.40
UAH16.83
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.15
|
$0.76
UAH31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.24
|
$4.34
UAH180.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
€3.78
|
$4.03
UAH167.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.46
|
$1.57
UAH65.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.32
|
$1.92
UAH80.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.84
|
$0.34
UAH14.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.70
UAH29.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.72
UAH29.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€0.97
|
$0.91
UAH37.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.53
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.66
|
$0.31
UAH12.88
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.58
|
$5.14
UAH214.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.58
|
$9.39
UAH391.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€25,603.99
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,273,020.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.73
€10.86
|
$4.48
UAH186.66
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.98
€30.70
|
$5.76
UAH239.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$991.38
€845.85
|
$582.58
UAH24,279.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.26
€704.11
|
$351.09
UAH14,631.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.81
€90.28
|
$74.50
UAH3,104.75
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€434.35
|
$373.81
UAH15,579.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,306.16
€7,086.82
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,262.66
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.74
|
$1.20
UAH50.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
€1.70
|
$1.45
UAH60.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.03
€5.14
|
$2.38
UAH99.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.59
€45.72
|
$25.96
UAH1,082.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.54
|
$4.82
UAH200.71
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Bilbao
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.78
€80.01
|
$66.82
UAH2,784.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.51
€26.88
|
$37.62
UAH1,568.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.70
€66.30
|
$91.04
UAH3,794.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.93
€107.45
|
$90.26
UAH3,761.63
|
|
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