Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 46.9% cheaper than Frankfurt.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Frankfurt, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.93
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
€6.23
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.39
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.80
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,068.47
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.39
€21.51
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.63
€41.04
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,279.18
€1,176.32
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.10
€833.24
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.36
€220.11
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.17
€458.11
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,656.43
€13,477.80
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
€3.40
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.17
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
€45.95
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Frankfurt
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.19
€64.54
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
€27.77
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.81
€77.99
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.80
€109.25
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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