Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.5% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.5% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 56.1% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 24.1% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 22.8% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 49.2% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.1% less in Kiev
- Clothing
-
pay 8.6% more in Kiev
Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.10
|
$7.22
UAH298.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.89
|
$6.02
UAH248.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.66
|
$0.62
UAH25.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.40
UAH16.67
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.45
|
$0.76
UAH31.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.38
|
$4.34
UAH179.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.30
|
$4.03
UAH166.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.38
|
$1.57
UAH64.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.00
|
$1.92
UAH79.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.07
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.95
|
$0.70
UAH29.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.55
|
$0.72
UAH29.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.58
|
$0.91
UAH37.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.26
|
$0.29
UAH11.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.10
|
$0.31
UAH12.76
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.84
|
$5.14
UAH212.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.61
|
$9.39
UAH387.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,130,194.26
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,261,242.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.57
|
$4.48
UAH184.94
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.80
|
$5.76
UAH237.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,520.36
|
$582.58
UAH24,055.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,134.67
|
$351.09
UAH14,496.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,069.13
|
$74.50
UAH3,076.02
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,842.08
|
$373.81
UAH15,434.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,368.67
|
$7,372.61
UAH304,419.93
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.47
|
$1.20
UAH49.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.11
|
$1.45
UAH60.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.66
|
$2.38
UAH98.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,246.16
|
$25.96
UAH1,072.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.76
|
$4.82
UAH198.86
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.99
|
$66.82
UAH2,758.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,013.21
|
$37.62
UAH1,553.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.89
|
$91.04
UAH3,759.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,363.89
|
$90.26
UAH3,726.83
|
|
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