Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 16.2% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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