Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 4.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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