Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 51.6% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.7% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 40.3% less in Kiev
- Transportation
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pay 51.0% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 67.9% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 67.7% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 67.0% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 6.7% less in Kiev
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.81
|
$7.22
UAH299.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.83
|
$6.02
UAH249.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.65
|
$0.62
UAH25.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.40
UAH16.77
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.13
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.21
|
$4.34
UAH180.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.37
|
$4.03
UAH167.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.78
|
$1.57
UAH65.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.73
|
$1.92
UAH79.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.91
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.49
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.93
|
$0.72
UAH29.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.05
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.22
|
$5.14
UAH213.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£72.53
|
$9.39
UAH389.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,720.15
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,339.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.66
|
$4.48
UAH185.98
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.10
|
$5.76
UAH239.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£918.25
|
$582.58
UAH24,190.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£753.78
|
$351.09
UAH14,578.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£169.25
|
$74.50
UAH3,093.33
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,105.78
|
$373.81
UAH15,521.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,755.69
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,132.89
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.15
|
$1.20
UAH49.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.04
|
$1.45
UAH60.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£12.90
|
$2.38
UAH98.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.46
|
$25.96
UAH1,078.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.52
|
$4.82
UAH199.97
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£57.91
|
$66.82
UAH2,774.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.63
|
$37.62
UAH1,562.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£66.72
|
$91.04
UAH3,780.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£71.42
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.80
|
|
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