Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 62.9% cheaper than Oakland.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Oakland, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.33
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.01
|
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
|
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.58
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
|
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.31
|
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.90
|
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$170.00
|
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.70
|
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
|
pay 81.1% less for housing
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.08
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,466.25
|
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,787.50
|
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$279.36
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
|
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Oakland
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.00
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
|
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