Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 37.6% cheaper than Summerville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.2% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% less in Kiev
- Housing
-
pay 72.9% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 59.5% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 70.2% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 31.6% more in Kiev
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Summerville, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$7.22
UAH303.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.02
UAH253.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.62
UAH26.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.40
UAH16.99
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
|
$0.76
UAH31.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
|
$4.34
UAH182.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
|
$4.03
UAH169.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$1.57
UAH65.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
|
$1.92
UAH80.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.70
UAH29.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.72
UAH30.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.91
UAH38.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.29
UAH12.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.31
UAH13.01
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$5.14
UAH216.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.39
UAH395.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,285,151.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
|
$4.48
UAH188.44
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.50
|
$5.76
UAH242.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$582.58
UAH24,511.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,200.00
|
$351.09
UAH14,771.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.83
|
$74.50
UAH3,134.33
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$922.50
|
$373.81
UAH15,727.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,372.61
UAH310,190.57
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.20
UAH50.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.45
UAH61.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.38
UAH100.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.96
UAH1,092.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$4.82
UAH202.63
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Summerville
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.40
|
$66.82
UAH2,811.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.33
|
$37.62
UAH1,582.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.50
|
$91.04
UAH3,830.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
|
$90.26
UAH3,797.48
|
|
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