Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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