Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.10
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.17
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.38
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.93
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.56
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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