Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 48.9% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Houston, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$7.22
UAH300.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$6.02
UAH250.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.62
UAH25.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.40
UAH16.79
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$0.76
UAH31.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$4.34
UAH180.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$4.03
UAH167.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$1.57
UAH65.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$1.92
UAH80.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.70
UAH29.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.72
UAH29.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.91
UAH37.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$5.14
UAH213.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$9.39
UAH390.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,452.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$4.48
UAH186.29
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$5.76
UAH239.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$582.58
UAH24,230.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$351.09
UAH14,602.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$74.50
UAH3,098.49
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$373.81
UAH15,547.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,642.89
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.20
UAH50.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$1.45
UAH60.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$2.38
UAH99.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$25.96
UAH1,079.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.82
UAH200.31
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Houston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$66.82
UAH2,779.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$37.62
UAH1,564.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$91.04
UAH3,786.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$90.26
UAH3,754.05
|
|
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