Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 16.8% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$3.56
₹300.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.46
₹38.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.79
₹319.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$2.38
₹200.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.83
₹154.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$1.28
₹107.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.39
₹33.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.60
₹50.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.27
₹22.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.25
₹20.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.25
₹21.43
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.61
₹388.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$4.03
₹340.20
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.17
₹183.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$4.74
₹400.24
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
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