Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 58.9% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$7.58
UAH313.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.32
UAH261.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$0.73
UAH30.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.29
|
$4.30
UAH177.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.88
UAH160.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$1.78
UAH73.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$1.97
UAH81.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.94
UAH38.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$5.16
UAH213.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$9.66
UAH399.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,383.69
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,334.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$4.19
UAH173.50
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.48
|
$5.82
UAH240.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,432.29
|
$558.46
UAH23,106.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,517.89
|
$325.98
UAH13,487.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.94
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.87
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,170.00
|
$365.07
UAH15,105.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$45,450.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,435.89
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$1.26
UAH52.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.34
UAH55.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$2.27
UAH94.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.63
|
$26.77
UAH1,107.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.05
UAH209.03
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Chicago
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.46
|
$69.25
UAH2,865.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.19
|
$87.23
UAH3,609.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.31
|
$94.45
UAH3,908.03
|
|
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