Cost of living comparison
Townsville is 3.1 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Townsville instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.33
|
$19.94
A$29.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.11
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
$2.44
A$3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
$2.24
A$3.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.24
|
$2.05
A$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.79
|
$2.99
A$4.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.50
|
$6.72
A$9.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.61
|
$3.74
A$5.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.60
|
$3.47
A$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
$1.50
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
$1.08
A$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.22
|
$1.36
A$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.75
|
$2.17
A$3.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
$1.28
A$1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
$0.98
A$1.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.43
|
$4.34
A$6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.50
|
$74.26
A$109.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,438.03
|
$23,260.59
A$34,211.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.38
|
$11.03
A$16.23
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.45
|
$39.88
A$58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,090.66
|
$908.27
A$1,335.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,478.12
|
$841.81
A$1,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.79
|
$118.58
A$174.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,094.63
|
$1,182.97
A$1,739.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,236.82
|
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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.22
|
$6.31
A$9.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.44
|
$3.19
A$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.00
|
$33.23
A$48.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,106.82
|
$41.87
A$61.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.89
|
$13.29
A$19.55
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,863.13
|
$63.58
A$93.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.69
|
$53.17
A$78.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.80
|
$72.88
A$107.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,905.29
|
$121.84
A$179.20
|
|
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