Cost of living comparison
Perth is 2.6 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Perth instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.33
|
$18.92
£14.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.11
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
$2.27
£1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
$1.70
£1.27
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.24
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.79
|
$3.34
£2.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.50
|
$4.77
£3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.61
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.60
|
$3.63
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
$0.69
£0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
$0.81
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.22
|
$1.14
£0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.75
|
$1.83
£1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
$0.64
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
$0.82
£0.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.43
|
$7.26
£5.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.50
|
$82.25
£61.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,438.03
|
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.38
|
$15.16
£11.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.45
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,090.66
|
$630.61
£473.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,478.12
|
$504.49
£378.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.79
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,094.63
|
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,236.82
|
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.22
|
$4.41
£3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.44
|
$3.97
£2.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.00
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,106.82
|
$39.10
£29.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.89
|
$10.08
£7.57
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,863.13
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.69
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.80
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,905.29
|
$64.64
£48.54
|
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