Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 58.7% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.28
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.20
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.77
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.25
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.81
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.18
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.51
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.39
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.11
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.72
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.45
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.76
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.90
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 74.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.37
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.68
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.06
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.69
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£95.17
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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