Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 45.2% cheaper than Phoenix.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Phoenix, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.50
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.55
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,604.10
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,380.70
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.98
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,125.00
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.58
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.89
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.75
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Phoenix
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.33
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.38
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.94
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
|
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