Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 5.4% cheaper than Cape Town.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
$7.22
UAH300.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR91.27
|
$6.02
UAH250.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR17.73
|
$0.62
UAH25.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR13.94
|
$0.40
UAH16.79
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.15
|
$0.76
UAH31.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR73.77
|
$4.34
UAH180.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR75.94
|
$4.03
UAH167.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR45.23
|
$1.57
UAH65.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.01
|
$1.92
UAH80.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.05
|
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.42
|
$0.70
UAH29.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.28
|
$0.72
UAH29.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.47
|
$0.91
UAH37.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.80
|
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.61
|
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR90.89
|
$5.14
UAH213.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR760.61
|
$9.39
UAH390.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR354,952.50
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,452.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR170.38
|
$4.48
UAH186.29
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR772.89
|
$5.76
UAH239.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,005.76
|
$582.58
UAH24,230.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,029.56
|
$351.09
UAH14,602.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,273.51
|
$74.50
UAH3,098.49
|
|
pay 75.7% more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,697.04
|
$373.81
UAH15,547.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR77,002.89
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,642.89
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR45.64
|
$1.20
UAH50.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR37.94
|
$1.45
UAH60.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
$2.38
UAH99.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR708.03
|
$25.96
UAH1,079.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR121.70
|
$4.82
UAH200.31
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR955.75
|
$66.82
UAH2,779.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR550.95
|
$37.62
UAH1,564.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,874.15
|
$91.04
UAH3,786.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,375.96
|
$90.26
UAH3,754.05
|
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