Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 42.3% cheaper than Erfurt.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 43.5% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 54.4% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 21.6% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.9% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 21.2% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Erfurt, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$7.22
UAH299.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.63
|
$6.02
UAH249.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.26
|
$0.62
UAH25.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.68
|
$0.40
UAH16.75
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
$0.76
UAH31.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
€5.75
|
$4.34
UAH180.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
€3.88
|
$4.03
UAH167.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.10
|
$1.57
UAH65.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
€5.08
|
$1.92
UAH79.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.04
|
$0.34
UAH13.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$0.70
UAH29.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.72
UAH29.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
€2.01
|
$0.91
UAH37.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.01
€6.28
|
$5.14
UAH213.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€47.05
|
$9.39
UAH389.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,097.77
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,267,365.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
€18.34
|
$4.48
UAH185.83
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.04
€45.73
|
$5.76
UAH238.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$878.04
€786.63
|
$582.58
UAH24,171.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$501.35
€449.15
|
$351.09
UAH14,566.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.09
€190.91
|
$74.50
UAH3,090.96
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
€307.26
|
$373.81
UAH15,509.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,433.39
€13,826.63
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,897.84
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$1.20
UAH49.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
€2.88
|
$1.45
UAH60.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.06
€8.11
|
$2.38
UAH98.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.29
€21.76
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.33
€11.04
|
$4.82
UAH199.82
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Erfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.17
€73.61
|
$66.82
UAH2,772.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.48
€38.06
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.50
€93.62
|
$91.04
UAH3,777.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.41
€139.23
|
$90.26
UAH3,744.92
|
|
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