Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 28.4% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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