Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 37.8% cheaper than Genk.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Genk, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$7.22
UAH299.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$6.02
UAH249.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$0.62
UAH25.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$0.40
UAH16.72
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.40
|
$0.76
UAH31.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$4.34
UAH179.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
€3.21
|
$4.03
UAH166.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.39
|
$1.57
UAH64.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.42
|
$1.92
UAH79.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.34
UAH13.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.70
UAH29.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$0.72
UAH29.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$0.91
UAH37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$0.29
UAH11.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.31
UAH12.80
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.65
|
$5.14
UAH213.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.44
|
$9.39
UAH388.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,435.26
€20,575.22
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,264,620.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.90
|
$4.48
UAH185.43
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.26
€44.41
|
$5.76
UAH238.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$777.03
€745.85
|
$582.58
UAH24,119.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$660.92
€634.40
|
$351.09
UAH14,535.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.94
€149.68
|
$74.50
UAH3,084.26
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.94
€257.19
|
$373.81
UAH15,476.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,503.90
€12,002.21
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,235.30
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$1.20
UAH49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
€3.09
|
$1.45
UAH60.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
$2.38
UAH98.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
€38.58
|
$25.96
UAH1,074.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$4.82
UAH199.39
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Genk
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.13
€95.15
|
$66.82
UAH2,766.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
€47.32
|
$37.62
UAH1,557.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€78.87
|
$91.04
UAH3,769.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.46
€92.59
|
$90.26
UAH3,736.81
|
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