Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.4% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.8% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 54.5% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 50.6% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 59.6% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 28.9% more in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.3% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% less in Kiev
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Norway, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK187.58
|
$7.22
UAH301.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK123.22
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.15
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK27.37
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK30.68
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK51.62
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK75.09
|
$4.03
UAH168.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK37.57
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK60.01
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.32
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK9.96
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.07
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.42
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.67
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.67
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK74.16
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK681.51
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK328,567.86
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,907.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK237.99
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK536.44
|
$5.76
UAH240.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,433.55
|
$582.58
UAH24,334.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,140.56
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,500.29
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.79
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,756.46
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK61,912.91
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,959.57
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK89.41
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK46.98
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK134.19
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK437.60
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK137.27
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK888.98
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK406.21
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,018.14
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,276.66
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.16
|
|
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