Cost of living comparison
Recife is 33.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Recife instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH314.04
|
$4.39
R$25.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.70
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.86
R$4.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.00
|
$0.53
R$3.05
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.30
|
$1.35
R$7.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH178.19
|
$4.01
R$22.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.86
|
$5.29
R$30.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.77
|
$2.52
R$14.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.78
|
$1.76
R$10.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.24
|
$1.14
R$6.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.37
|
$0.50
R$2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.29
|
$0.61
R$3.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.84
|
$0.70
R$3.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.66
|
$0.50
R$2.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.53
|
$0.51
R$2.90
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.91
|
$4.00
R$22.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH400.40
|
$38.99
R$222.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,282,315.49
|
$23,395.46
R$133,529.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.77
|
$5.85
R$33.38
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.99
|
$19.30
R$110.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,142.59
|
$281.48
R$1,606.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,508.44
|
$170.59
R$973.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,985.49
|
$44.96
R$256.61
|
|
pay 80.5% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,128.58
|
$337.93
R$1,928.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,876.07
|
$18,456.42
R$105,340.01
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.34
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.56
|
$1.64
R$9.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.21
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,109.31
|
$21.58
R$123.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.36
|
$6.82
R$38.95
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,869.56
|
$57.84
R$330.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,513.08
|
$46.30
R$264.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,614.91
|
$84.48
R$482.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,914.08
|
$70.19
R$400.59
|
|
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