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
£15.35
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.82
£7.78
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.67
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.21
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.98
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.53
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
£3.12
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
£2.79
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
£1.36
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.04
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.09
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.78
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.41
£71.65
|
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.21
£18.39
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.95
£31.66
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.53
£997.41
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.95
£718.77
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.62
£164.54
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,611.41
£1,277.07
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£14,329.95
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.92
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
£3.41
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.11
£12.77
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.96
£28.50
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£9.21
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Leeds
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£61.41
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.23
£30.30
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£75.63
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£67.21
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
|
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