Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 37.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.4% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 43.6% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 43.4% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 35.0% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 30.4% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.9% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Kiev
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,895.83
|
$7.22
UAH298.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,561.34
|
$6.02
UAH248.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,009.86
|
$0.62
UAH25.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC749.16
|
$0.40
UAH16.67
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,271.84
|
$0.76
UAH31.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,889.90
|
$4.34
UAH179.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,503.79
|
$4.03
UAH166.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,613.39
|
$1.57
UAH64.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,994.46
|
$1.92
UAH79.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC898.75
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC309.85
|
$0.70
UAH29.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC610.96
|
$0.72
UAH29.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.60
|
$0.91
UAH37.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC549.63
|
$0.29
UAH11.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC559.39
|
$0.31
UAH12.76
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,826.29
|
$5.14
UAH212.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,610.70
|
$9.39
UAH387.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,611,273.26
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,261,242.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,846.57
|
$4.48
UAH184.94
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,360.30
|
$5.76
UAH237.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC390,784.84
|
$582.58
UAH24,055.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC274,994.38
|
$351.09
UAH14,496.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,283.79
|
$74.50
UAH3,076.02
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC260,711.97
|
$373.81
UAH15,434.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,518,811.74
|
$7,372.61
UAH304,419.93
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,369.77
|
$1.20
UAH49.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,835.41
|
$1.45
UAH60.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,301.56
|
$2.38
UAH98.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,865.25
|
$25.96
UAH1,072.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,332.54
|
$4.82
UAH198.86
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,810.10
|
$66.82
UAH2,758.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,371.27
|
$37.62
UAH1,553.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,443.32
|
$91.04
UAH3,759.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,829.09
|
$90.26
UAH3,726.83
|
|
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