Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 55.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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