Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 34.0% cheaper than Kaunas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.3% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 30.0% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 36.1% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 18.2% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.4% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Kiev
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kaunas, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$7.22
UAH299.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
€6.89
|
$6.02
UAH249.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.87
|
$0.62
UAH25.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.40
UAH16.75
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.76
UAH31.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.86
|
$4.34
UAH180.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.75
|
$4.03
UAH167.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.41
|
$1.57
UAH65.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€2.90
|
$1.92
UAH79.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$0.34
UAH13.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.62
|
$0.70
UAH29.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$0.72
UAH29.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.19
|
$0.91
UAH37.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.40
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
€5.41
|
$5.14
UAH213.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.89
|
$9.39
UAH389.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,118.42
€32,358.16
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,267,365.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.08
|
$4.48
UAH185.83
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
€13.06
|
$5.76
UAH238.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.47
€530.79
|
$582.58
UAH24,171.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$470.68
€421.68
|
$351.09
UAH14,566.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.84
€154.84
|
$74.50
UAH3,090.96
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$607.33
€544.10
|
$373.81
UAH15,509.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,221.00
€6,469.23
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,897.84
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.32
|
$1.20
UAH49.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.77
|
$1.45
UAH60.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.38
UAH98.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.87
€33.03
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.68
|
$4.82
UAH199.82
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Kaunas
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
€70.41
|
$66.82
UAH2,772.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.48
€39.85
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.65
€83.90
|
$91.04
UAH3,777.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.18
€96.02
|
$90.26
UAH3,744.92
|
|
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