Cost of living comparison

 Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
compared to
 Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 60.8% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.

Restaurants
pay 62.5% less in Kiev
Groceries
pay 77.0% less in Kiev
Transportation
pay 11.3% less in Kiev
Housing
pay 74.1% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.3% less in Kiev

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:

pay 62.5% less for restaurants

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$7.22
UAH298.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$6.02
UAH249.14
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$0.62
UAH25.67

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pay 77.0% less for groceries

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Bread
1 loaf
$9.00
 
$0.76
UAH31.34
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.34
UAH179.57
Milk (1 gallon) $10.50
 
$4.03
UAH166.63

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.80
 
$5.14
UAH212.91
Monthly public transit pass ?? $9.39
UAH388.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,545.46
UAH1,264,113.43

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pay 74.1% less for housing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$116.00
 
$5.76
UAH238.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
$582.58
UAH24,109.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$351.09
UAH14,529.57

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $373.81
UAH15,470.13
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,372.61
UAH305,112.83

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pay 79.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$1.20
UAH49.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$1.45
UAH60.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.38
UAH98.66

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Kiev
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $66.82
UAH2,765.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.62
UAH1,557.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $91.04
UAH3,767.70

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