Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 58.6% cheaper than Boston.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Boston, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
|
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.47
|
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.42
|
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
|
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.92
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,145.77
|
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,256.09
|
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.95
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,416.67
|
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.66
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.56
|
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Boston
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.78
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.89
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.69
|
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
|
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