Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 40.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 42.0% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 35.6% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 59.2% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 18.5% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.6% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 19.3% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€12.74
|
$7.22
UAH301.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
$6.02
UAH250.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.47
|
$0.62
UAH25.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.62
|
$0.40
UAH16.84
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.76
UAH31.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.54
|
$4.34
UAH180.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.36
|
$4.03
UAH167.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€2.96
|
$1.57
UAH65.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.20
|
$1.92
UAH80.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.34
UAH14.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.70
UAH29.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.80
|
$0.72
UAH29.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.27
|
$0.91
UAH37.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.56
|
$0.31
UAH12.89
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.12
|
$5.14
UAH214.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€33.67
|
$9.39
UAH391.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€23,657.88
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,273,510.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€9.75
|
$4.48
UAH186.73
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€28.46
|
$5.76
UAH240.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€800.44
|
$582.58
UAH24,288.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€657.34
|
$351.09
UAH14,637.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€163.45
|
$74.50
UAH3,105.94
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€412.42
|
$373.81
UAH15,585.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,279.35
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,380.97
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.73
|
$1.20
UAH50.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€1.97
|
$1.45
UAH60.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
$2.38
UAH99.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€39.20
|
$25.96
UAH1,082.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
$4.82
UAH200.79
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€75.38
|
$66.82
UAH2,785.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€36.13
|
$37.62
UAH1,568.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€87.71
|
$91.04
UAH3,795.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€107.98
|
$90.26
UAH3,763.08
|
|
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