Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 22.0% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Havana, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.40
CUC4.40
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CUC1.06
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.48
CUC12.48
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CUC3.58
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
CUC2.38
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CUC0.78
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CUC1.30
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
CUC25.00
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.20
CUC7.20
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
CUC75.00
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.40
CUC289.40
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
CUC1.21
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CUC4.00
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Havana
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
CUC83.33
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
|
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