Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 67.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
|
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