Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 58.1% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$7.22
UAH299.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.02
UAH249.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$0.62
UAH25.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.40
UAH16.72
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$0.76
UAH31.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$4.34
UAH179.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$4.03
UAH166.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$1.57
UAH64.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$1.92
UAH79.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.34
UAH13.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.70
UAH29.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.72
UAH29.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.91
UAH37.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.29
UAH11.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.31
UAH12.80
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$5.14
UAH213.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$9.39
UAH388.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,264,620.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$4.48
UAH185.43
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$5.76
UAH238.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$582.58
UAH24,119.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$351.09
UAH14,535.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$74.50
UAH3,084.26
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$373.81
UAH15,476.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,235.30
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.20
UAH49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$1.45
UAH60.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.38
UAH98.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$25.96
UAH1,074.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$4.82
UAH199.39
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$66.82
UAH2,766.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$37.62
UAH1,557.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$91.04
UAH3,769.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$90.26
UAH3,736.81
|
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