Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 3.6 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH311.92
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH259.93
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.53
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.88
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.10
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH176.99
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH159.77
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.28
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.23
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.15
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.19
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.09
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.57
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.58
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.42
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.46
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH397.69
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,273,657.02
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.59
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.36
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,986.33
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,417.22
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,965.33
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,026.43
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH282,952.52
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.99
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.19
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.57
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,101.82
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH207.94
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,850.19
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,502.87
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,590.50
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,887.65
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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