Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.2% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
|
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