Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 51.8% cheaper than Canterbury.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.7% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 35.8% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 52.5% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 71.7% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 58.7% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.4% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 12.0% less in Kiev
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Canterbury, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.57
£19.00
|
$7.22
UAH300.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
£7.20
|
$6.02
UAH250.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.60
|
$0.62
UAH25.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
£1.34
|
$0.40
UAH16.77
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£0.97
|
$0.76
UAH31.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
£3.44
|
$4.34
UAH180.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.83
£4.33
|
$4.03
UAH167.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.44
|
$1.57
UAH65.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
£2.84
|
$1.92
UAH79.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.82
|
$0.34
UAH14.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
£0.39
|
$0.70
UAH29.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.87
|
$0.72
UAH29.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.84
|
$0.91
UAH37.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.61
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.47
|
$0.31
UAH12.84
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.16
|
$5.14
UAH213.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$215.26
£159.92
|
$9.39
UAH390.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,691.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.91
£11.82
|
$4.48
UAH186.03
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.58
£47.98
|
$5.76
UAH239.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.54
£959.52
|
$582.58
UAH24,197.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,130.10
£839.58
|
$351.09
UAH14,582.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.31
£196.37
|
$74.50
UAH3,094.19
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,065.95
£791.93
|
$373.81
UAH15,526.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£11,514.29
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,217.81
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
£4.77
|
$1.20
UAH50.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
£3.13
|
$1.45
UAH60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.66
£15.35
|
$2.38
UAH99.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.27
£26.20
|
$25.96
UAH1,078.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.37
£14.39
|
$4.82
UAH200.03
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Canterbury
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£74.36
|
$66.82
UAH2,775.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.67
£22.79
|
$37.62
UAH1,562.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.02
£68.37
|
$91.04
UAH3,781.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.07
£105.55
|
$90.26
UAH3,748.84
|
|
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