Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 20.9% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$7.22
UAH299.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.77
€7.46
|
$6.02
UAH249.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.62
UAH25.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.40
UAH16.72
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
$0.76
UAH31.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
€5.40
|
$4.34
UAH179.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$4.03
UAH166.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.08
|
$1.57
UAH64.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$1.92
UAH79.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.18
|
$0.34
UAH13.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.70
UAH29.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.45
|
$0.72
UAH29.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.10
|
$0.91
UAH37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.29
UAH11.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.31
UAH12.80
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.46
|
$5.14
UAH213.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$9.39
UAH388.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,264,620.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.93
€10.49
|
$4.48
UAH185.43
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.53
€39.86
|
$5.76
UAH238.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$982.45
€943.03
|
$582.58
UAH24,119.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.59
€925.88
|
$351.09
UAH14,535.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.55
€78.28
|
$74.50
UAH3,084.26
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$373.81
UAH15,476.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,502.34
€7,201.33
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,235.30
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.20
UAH49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.45
UAH60.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
$2.38
UAH98.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.88
€60.35
|
$25.96
UAH1,074.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$4.82
UAH199.39
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€82.30
|
$66.82
UAH2,766.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.54
€14.92
|
$37.62
UAH1,557.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€72.01
|
$91.04
UAH3,769.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$90.26
UAH3,736.81
|
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