Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 38.7% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.5% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 45.9% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 43.3% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 24.3% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.1% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Italy, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.35
|
$7.22
UAH300.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.94
|
$6.02
UAH250.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.27
|
$0.62
UAH25.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.40
UAH16.80
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.76
UAH31.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.07
|
$4.34
UAH180.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.92
|
$4.03
UAH167.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$1.57
UAH65.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.49
|
$1.92
UAH80.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.70
UAH29.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.72
UAH29.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.17
|
$0.91
UAH37.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.42
|
$5.14
UAH214.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.50
|
$9.39
UAH390.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,086.13
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,994.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.00
|
$4.48
UAH186.37
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.66
|
$5.76
UAH239.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€583.25
|
$582.58
UAH24,241.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€455.01
|
$351.09
UAH14,608.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.67
|
$74.50
UAH3,099.81
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€452.18
|
$373.81
UAH15,554.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,413.45
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,773.57
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.45
|
$1.20
UAH50.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.50
|
$1.45
UAH60.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.51
|
$2.38
UAH99.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.33
|
$25.96
UAH1,080.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.35
|
$4.82
UAH200.39
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.70
|
$66.82
UAH2,780.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€30.10
|
$37.62
UAH1,565.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.50
|
$91.04
UAH3,788.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.60
|
$90.26
UAH3,755.65
|
|
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