Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 43.0% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.99
|
$7.22
UAH299.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$13.99
|
$6.02
UAH249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.39
|
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CA$1.87
|
$0.40
UAH16.76
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CA$3.14
|
$0.76
UAH31.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
CA$6.00
|
$4.34
UAH180.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.59
|
$4.03
UAH167.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CA$3.79
|
$1.57
UAH65.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CA$6.78
|
$1.92
UAH79.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
CA$1.81
|
$0.34
UAH14.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.92
|
$0.70
UAH29.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
$0.72
UAH29.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CA$2.13
|
$0.91
UAH37.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CA$1.18
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.22
|
$0.31
UAH12.83
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
CA$5.72
|
$5.14
UAH213.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$107.84
CA$150.03
|
$9.39
UAH389.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,961.64
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,268,080.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.11
CA$18.24
|
$4.48
UAH185.94
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.10
CA$64.14
|
$5.76
UAH239.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.41
CA$2,365.53
|
$582.58
UAH24,185.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,496.84
CA$2,082.33
|
$351.09
UAH14,575.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.69
CA$159.56
|
$74.50
UAH3,092.70
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.29
CA$1,124.46
|
$373.81
UAH15,518.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,962.09
CA$24,987.97
|
$7,372.61
UAH306,070.24
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
CA$8.50
|
$1.20
UAH49.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$4.85
|
$1.45
UAH60.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.87
|
$2.38
UAH98.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
CA$42.98
|
$25.96
UAH1,077.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
CA$15.68
|
$4.82
UAH199.93
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Vaughan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.11
CA$59.97
|
$66.82
UAH2,773.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.92
CA$49.98
|
$37.62
UAH1,561.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
CA$134.94
|
$91.04
UAH3,779.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
CA$141.37
|
$90.26
UAH3,747.03
|
|
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