Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Washington instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
$173.48
|
|
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