Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 32.3% cheaper than Thessaloniki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 37.4% less in Kiev
- Transportation
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pay 40.8% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 36.1% less in Kiev
- Childcare
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pay 2.5% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.4% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 7.0% less in Kiev
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Thessaloniki, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$7.22
UAH301.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.64
|
$6.02
UAH250.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€1.90
|
$0.62
UAH25.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.45
|
$0.40
UAH16.84
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.16
|
$0.76
UAH31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.62
€5.62
|
$4.34
UAH180.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.60
|
$4.03
UAH167.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
€3.74
|
$1.57
UAH65.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.24
|
$1.92
UAH80.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.34
UAH14.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.73
|
$0.70
UAH29.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.72
UAH29.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$0.91
UAH37.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.31
UAH12.89
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.31
|
$5.14
UAH214.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€27.30
|
$9.39
UAH391.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€23,657.88
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,273,510.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
€13.10
|
$4.48
UAH186.73
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.57
€26.80
|
$5.76
UAH240.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.95
€438.88
|
$582.58
UAH24,288.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.75
€353.82
|
$351.09
UAH14,637.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.00
€156.21
|
$74.50
UAH3,105.94
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.13
€327.82
|
$373.81
UAH15,585.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,514.71
€6,379.93
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,380.97
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
€3.87
|
$1.20
UAH50.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
€3.25
|
$1.45
UAH60.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
€4.32
|
$2.38
UAH99.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€36.27
|
$25.96
UAH1,082.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
$4.82
UAH200.79
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Thessaloniki
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.28
€73.25
|
$66.82
UAH2,785.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.66
€30.27
|
$37.62
UAH1,568.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€73.30
|
$91.04
UAH3,795.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.79
€91.52
|
$90.26
UAH3,763.08
|
|
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