Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 51.5% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.42
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.82
£7.81
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.68
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.21
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.99
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.55
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
£3.13
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
£2.80
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.04
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.10
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.80
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.41
£71.94
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.21
£18.47
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.95
£31.79
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.53
£1,001.50
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.95
£721.72
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.62
£165.21
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,611.41
£1,282.31
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£14,388.68
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.94
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
£3.42
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.11
£12.82
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.96
£28.62
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£9.25
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£61.67
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.23
£30.42
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£75.94
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£67.49
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
|
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