Cost of living comparison
Cuenca is 35.7% more expensive than Kiev.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.7% more in Cuenca
- Groceries
-
pay 25.4% more in Cuenca
- Transportation
-
pay 53.7% more in Cuenca
- Housing
-
pay 85.8% more in Cuenca
- Childcare
-
pay 27.6% less in Cuenca
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.5% more in Cuenca
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in Cuenca
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Cuenca are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cuenca.
If you lived in Cuenca instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.73
|
$3.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.78
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.74
|
$1.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.75
|
$0.65
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.42
|
$1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH180.04
|
$2.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH167.06
|
$4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.08
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.81
|
$2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.99
|
$0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.14
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.68
|
$0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.58
|
$0.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.46
|
$2.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.65
|
$26.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,267,365.79
|
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.83
|
$8.65
|
|
pay 85.8% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.87
|
$32.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,171.80
|
$334.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,566.95
|
$309.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,090.96
|
$29.75
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,509.93
|
$255.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,897.84
|
$5,650.00
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.96
|
$2.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.30
|
$2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.91
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,077.23
|
$29.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.82
|
$6.75
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,772.33
|
$61.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.06
|
$54.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,777.39
|
$100.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,744.92
|
$66.67
|
|
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