Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 6.7% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
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