Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 54.0% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 38.4% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 52.2% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 68.1% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 69.9% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.5% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% less in Kiev
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Reading, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Reading
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$7.22
UAH301.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
$6.02
UAH250.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.35
|
$0.62
UAH25.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.84
|
$0.40
UAH16.83
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
$0.76
UAH31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.11
|
$4.34
UAH180.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.66
|
$4.03
UAH167.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
$1.57
UAH65.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.70
|
$1.92
UAH80.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.98
|
$0.34
UAH14.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.70
UAH29.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.02
|
$0.72
UAH29.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.62
|
$0.91
UAH37.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.31
UAH12.88
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.09
|
$5.14
UAH214.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.24
|
$9.39
UAH391.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,273,020.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.55
|
$4.48
UAH186.66
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
$5.76
UAH239.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$582.58
UAH24,279.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£996.19
|
$351.09
UAH14,631.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
$74.50
UAH3,104.75
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,204.85
|
$373.81
UAH15,579.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,274.59
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,262.66
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$1.20
UAH50.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.40
|
$1.45
UAH60.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.18
|
$2.38
UAH99.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.00
|
$25.96
UAH1,082.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.35
|
$4.82
UAH200.71
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Reading
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.12
|
$66.82
UAH2,784.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.10
|
$37.62
UAH1,568.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.32
|
$91.04
UAH3,794.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£66.83
|
$90.26
UAH3,761.63
|
|
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