Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 44.3% cheaper than Des Moines.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Des Moines, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$7.58
UAH314.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$6.32
UAH261.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.41
UAH17.00
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
|
$0.73
UAH30.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$4.30
UAH178.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$3.88
UAH160.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$1.78
UAH73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$1.97
UAH81.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.34
UAH14.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.64
UAH26.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.71
UAH29.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.94
UAH38.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.28
UAH11.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.37
UAH15.53
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
|
$5.16
UAH213.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.00
|
$9.66
UAH400.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,282,315.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
|
$4.19
UAH173.77
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.46
|
$5.82
UAH240.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,215.00
|
$558.46
UAH23,142.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$912.50
|
$325.98
UAH13,508.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.16
|
$72.04
UAH2,985.49
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,369.17
|
$365.07
UAH15,128.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,876.07
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$1.26
UAH52.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.34
UAH55.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$2.27
UAH94.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.67
|
$26.77
UAH1,109.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$5.05
UAH209.36
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Des Moines
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.44
|
$69.25
UAH2,869.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.25
|
$36.51
UAH1,513.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.50
|
$87.23
UAH3,614.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.00
|
$94.45
UAH3,914.08
|
|
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