Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 36.2% cheaper than Monterrey.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Monterrey, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.84
MX$296.53
|
$7.58
UAH314.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
$6.32
UAH261.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
MX$31.35
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MX$24.64
|
$0.41
UAH17.00
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
MX$58.09
|
$0.73
UAH30.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
MX$114.36
|
$4.30
UAH178.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
MX$133.42
|
$3.88
UAH160.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
MX$65.61
|
$1.78
UAH73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
MX$91.35
|
$1.97
UAH81.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
MX$29.27
|
$0.34
UAH14.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$12.36
|
$0.64
UAH26.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
MX$16.72
|
$0.71
UAH29.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
MX$18.52
|
$0.94
UAH38.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.64
|
$0.28
UAH11.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.14
|
$0.37
UAH15.53
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
MX$110.27
|
$5.16
UAH213.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.45
MX$1,008.19
|
$9.66
UAH400.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,708.77
MX$533,745.34
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,282,315.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
MX$225.36
|
$4.19
UAH173.77
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.68
MX$673.15
|
$5.82
UAH240.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.19
MX$21,646.34
|
$558.46
UAH23,142.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.08
MX$14,370.07
|
$325.98
UAH13,508.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.26
MX$2,183.47
|
$72.04
UAH2,985.49
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.60
MX$7,286.05
|
$365.07
UAH15,128.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,796.09
MX$175,780.13
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,876.07
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
$1.26
UAH52.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
MX$75.05
|
$1.34
UAH55.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
MX$91.92
|
$2.27
UAH94.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
MX$896.10
|
$26.77
UAH1,109.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.53
MX$130.47
|
$5.05
UAH209.36
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Monterrey
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.96
MX$1,238.17
|
$69.25
UAH2,869.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.90
MX$957.27
|
$36.51
UAH1,513.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.47
MX$2,247.60
|
$87.23
UAH3,614.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.12
MX$2,340.49
|
$94.45
UAH3,914.08
|
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