Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 9.1% cheaper than Crete.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Crete, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€26.89
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.21
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.35
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.52
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.41
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.84
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,610.32
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.48
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€28.22
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€230.55
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€96.65
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€153.37
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€3,998.03
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.61
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.38
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€32.86
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Crete
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€79.67
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.22
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€59.75
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€97.10
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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