Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 30.1% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.5% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 33.0% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 42.0% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 34.9% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4% more in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.0% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% less in Kiev
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.02
|
$7.22
UAH298.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.31
|
$6.02
UAH248.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.89
|
$0.62
UAH25.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.40
UAH16.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
$0.76
UAH31.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.75
|
$4.34
UAH179.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.47
|
$4.03
UAH166.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.67
|
$1.57
UAH64.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$1.92
UAH79.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.34
UAH13.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.70
UAH29.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.72
UAH29.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.91
UAH37.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
UAH11.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.31
UAH12.76
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.89
|
$5.14
UAH212.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.67
|
$9.39
UAH387.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,837.27
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,261,028.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.61
|
$4.48
UAH184.90
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.94
|
$5.76
UAH237.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€478.45
|
$582.58
UAH24,050.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€357.86
|
$351.09
UAH14,494.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€160.29
|
$74.50
UAH3,075.50
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€376.94
|
$373.81
UAH15,432.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,778.09
|
$7,372.61
UAH304,368.28
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.02
|
$1.20
UAH49.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.18
|
$1.45
UAH60.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.51
|
$2.38
UAH98.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€44.46
|
$25.96
UAH1,071.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.05
|
$4.82
UAH198.82
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€76.31
|
$66.82
UAH2,758.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€34.52
|
$37.62
UAH1,553.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€75.87
|
$91.04
UAH3,758.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€85.24
|
$90.26
UAH3,726.20
|
|
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