Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 44.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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