Cost of living comparison
Kochi is 32.9% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Kochi instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
$1.44
₹120.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
$0.46
₹38.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
$0.17
₹14.00
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
$3.21
₹269.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
$2.56
₹214.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
$1.35
₹113.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
$0.86
₹72.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
$0.31
₹25.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
$0.44
₹37.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
$0.32
₹26.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
$0.23
₹18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
$0.21
₹18.02
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
$4.81
₹403.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
$3.83
₹321.57
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
$1.34
₹112.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
$2.34
₹195.96
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
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