Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 68.1% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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