Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 51.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
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Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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