Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 50.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪71.29
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.09
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.00
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.70
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.94
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.69
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.37
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.23
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.67
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.29
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.52
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪35.14
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪310.96
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.83
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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