Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 49.0% cheaper than Durham.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.3% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 39.2% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 20.4% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 71.2% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 71.0% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.9% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 14.8% less in Kiev
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Durham, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$7.22
UAH299.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.02
UAH249.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
|
$0.62
UAH25.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
|
$0.40
UAH16.77
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.82
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
|
$4.34
UAH180.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$4.03
UAH167.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$1.57
UAH65.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.67
|
$1.92
UAH79.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.72
UAH29.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$5.14
UAH213.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.00
|
$9.39
UAH389.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,689.37
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,339.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.88
|
$4.48
UAH185.98
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
|
$5.76
UAH239.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,875.00
|
$582.58
UAH24,190.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,433.33
|
$351.09
UAH14,578.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.77
|
$74.50
UAH3,093.33
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,270.00
|
$373.81
UAH15,521.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,900.00
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,132.89
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.20
UAH49.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$1.45
UAH60.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$2.38
UAH98.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$25.96
UAH1,078.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.82
UAH199.97
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Durham
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.91
|
$66.82
UAH2,774.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.71
|
$37.62
UAH1,562.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.67
|
$91.04
UAH3,780.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.67
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.80
|
|
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