Cost of living comparison
Salem is 3.0 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Salem instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.90
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.92
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.76
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH180.14
|
$6.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH167.15
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.12
|
$4.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.85
|
$4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
$1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.70
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
$1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
$1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
$0.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.58
|
$4.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.87
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,080.06
|
$32,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.94
|
$15.44
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH239.01
|
$69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,185.42
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,575.16
|
$1,633.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,092.70
|
$144.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,518.67
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH306,070.24
|
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.98
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.34
|
$4.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.97
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,077.84
|
$35.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.93
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Salem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,773.90
|
$50.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.94
|
$38.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,779.52
|
$80.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,747.03
|
$103.33
|
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