Cost of living in Ukraine, Kiev for 1 month

[@mamarrachopunpun]

$540 a month for a "normal" apartment?? I spent 3 months in Kiev in a very good area and I was paying 300 euro.

[@ahmadalghallasi8730]

300 euro per month???

[@lightning6718]

Are you sure 300 Euros per month in a very good area? I have been research for an apartment in Kiev and the normal price in a good area is $1,500 USD.

[@truthstar8754]

@@lightning6718 You are probably paying the stupid foreigner price. People earn $200 per month in UA

[@lightning6718]

Truth Star: Before you said stupid foreigner price, I suggest you to do research about the rental prices in Kiev. It’s not that cheap to rent an apartment in Kiev for a central area.

[@lyubasky2726]

TeaCup totally bs. You can rent apartment in central (downtown) for $540 a month. Try to use Airbnb

[@jeffd7276]

I heard on different 2018 web sites cost of living most apartments are actually closer to US $250-300 a month

[@bobbydee9152]

She doesnt have a clue

[@mattheob2132]

Prices for tourits..

[@alwayspete]

Please share which website it was? Help others! Pete :")

[@goranvuletic8873]

She said Air B&B . The cheapest rent is if you browse the most popular portals with ads, they are for the locals.

[@alwayspete]

@Goran Vuletic Thanks for replying! I can live with what the locals prefer for accommodations. Which are the most popular portals with ads that you suggest? Thanks ahead Goran! Pete :")

[@rogerdsmith]

My fiancé in Kyiv has a two bedroom apartment (she has a 16year old daughter) in main part of city. Her rent is $600 US per month.

[@petersack5074]

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[@lightbox617]

I got to live in Budapest for three months (2016). 600. Eu for everything (including internet) but food and wine. A bottle of wine was $1.70 A good bottle of wine was $3.00. A good meal at a restaurant (for 2) was about $20. I was within a block of a subway but could walk to the Central Market. Incredibly good fresh foods (protein and Veg) for prices so low, I'm ashamed that I didn't overpay. Every Saturday I could see a live concert at a 100 seat room at the Liszt house for $1.80 per seat. The day after I returned to the states, I had a burger and a beer at a local chain restaurant and paid more than I paid for the most extravagant dinner I had in Zagreb.

[@kchoudri]

try now in 2019,,, it will be different price structure :P

[@8starsAND]

It really depends of what will you do, where will you sleep, eat etc. You can easily exceed your planned budget. Coming to Kiev I tought I would spend less than I spent. If you want to live "western style" in Kiev you should have similiar amount of money like visiting Berlin or so.

[@CopyTopCerebritops]

No my dear lady, you are wrong, but i live in lviv and my cost of department is 140 and food 60 to cook and festival 15 transport i dont need i walk but bus cost 0.20 ctvs, i live relax with $370

[@Dr_Enoch_Metatron]

so nice olga, thanks so much for the information. appreciate your time. your videos are so informative. great olga !!!

[@dailytravelclips612]

how to pay 540 usd for apartment when the minimum wage is not even 145 usd. and i have heard more than 50 percent in ukraine earn just the minimum salery. even 728 usd minus 540 when you dont need to rent an apartment is more than the minimum wage. poroshenko every day talk about raising the minimum wage to over 4200 grivna per month this year. thats 160 usd. and you will see it will not happen this year. it will stay at 3700 or 3800 grivna.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

MrBummy because I am talking about the case when you are renting apartment as a tourist and pay per day. Ukrainian are renting apartment for long term, so it's much cheaper + a lot of people live in their own houses, so you can exclude 540$ at all.

[@tanyanest348]

Don’t forget that most Ukrainians don’t pay mortgage, their apartments are from the Soviet time were given them for free and passed to the next generation.

[@telsys]

​@@tanyanest348 apartments were only technically free, but in fact not. You had to work for a certain factory for 10-20 yrs to receive a low-quality apartment. A lot of people never got one so they had to live in huts or in barracks-type housing their entire lives. Moreover, salaries in USSR were very low: employees were extremely underpaid which provided government the funds to build apartment buildings. Nothing comes for free.

[@VetericusNoire]

Hi Olga, I love your videos! I have interesting story, I discovered I am part Slavic so I decided to study Cyrillic. I started learning Bulgarian then I went to Russian because its more prominent, but I love the sound of Ukranian! Basically I love Slavic:))) You have a beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing life in Ukraine!

[@manfredbismark6688]

Very good video! Thanks OLGA.

[@gregorythoman8281]

Thank you. Finally someone has given real prices. I am sure that since I am going to a much smaller city ( Kherson) I will spend less.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Yes, maybe twice less))

[@madoverlordstudios]

I'd like to see a video like this on other cities like Lviv or Odessa.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

madoverlordstudios it's the same calculation.

[@187Rossi]

In Kherson, the Imperial hotel is great. And there’s a bar that’s open late in the center, it’s called Beer Bar, everything closes early in Kherson and most of the girls have husbands because it’s a small town. All there is to do there is go to “Fabrica” or “Beer Bar” or the awesome Ukrainian restaurant just across the river. Also there’s a really good sushi restaurant in Kherson and one of the best ice hockey arenas in the country.

[@johnyaniuk1254]

What about pricing in Ivano-Frankivsk? I was very impressed with that city as I was with L'viv. Kyiv is very nice but it's like Canadian cities Toronto or Vancouver ... it goes nowhere in a big hurry. So, is pricing different in Ivano-Frankivsk?

[@underland1983]

How did you know I am planning a trip to Odessa in November for a whole month to december. It"s like you read my mind OMG.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Erik Underland good;) Odessa has the same prices

[@brianhenson6141]

@@Olga_Reznikova hi olga, im a little confused, you and many commenters speak in terms of US dollars, but for me to know what it really cost to live in Ukraine i need to know in hervinas..... For example 1 Us dollar=38 hervinas in Ukraine, so 10 US dollars=380 hervinas, 100 Us dollars=3,800.00 hervinas. And i remember seeing your newer video saying your parents only get 50 us dollars a month in pension which should = 1900 hervinas..... Is my calculations correct???

[@maynurd52404]

I'm curious how much you think the time of year would effect the costs of living in Kiev for a month

[@TalalAlMughrubi]

Believe you you are doing a great job here by answering such questions, thank you so much

[@SuwailemAlreshidi]

اخوي سافرت لسا ولا لا؟ واذا ايه كيف التجربه الله يسعدك.. افكر اروح لها سياحة

[@edisonbagongahasa5976]

Olga thank you 4 adviced...looking forward to prepare those expences that i needed to come my dreams places.

[@WORLD-OF-MERLIN]

I’ll retire in 6 years from city of Los Angeles with a pension of about $4000-$4500 per month. I can sell my home and with savings; I can probably have about $500k. I don’t want to rent, how is the average home or apartment to purchase near Kiev?

[@peterstrianus1790]

530 dollars is a lot. I wanted to take a trip with my wife there for couples of months but gosh in Estonia where we live we pay less.

[@ad-xk1js]

I came from France, I lived 5 years in Kiev at 600 dollars a month, 200 dollars food, 230 dollars small apartment, 170 dollars (transport, exits, theater, cinema ...)

[@Olga_Reznikova]

apartment is cheap only if you are renting it for long term. No one will give you apartment just for 1 month with such price.

[@kchoudri]

I am planning to visit Kiev this year, planning to stay for 1 month, ths video is really helpful. thank you for sharing with us.

[@aldemir6127]

very useful information, thanks miss.

[@kitisabuebos]

Thanks Olga, great idea, great info., great video, thanks 😃!!!

[@187Rossi]

These prices are way to high, you can live like a king for $1500 a month.

[@Timurlane100]

I suspect she'd rather err on the side of caution by giving larger values. That way, if one comes prepared for a more expensive stay but instead finds things to be cheaper, they'll be pleasantly surprised. Bottom line, she's given a range with which one can gauge expenses.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

eL Geno only if you are living long term, so apartment will be twice cheaper.

[@187Rossi]

Spam Sandwich you have no idea what you are talking about, all the girls in Ukraine are quality.. I remember once walking a block and a half and counting 17 girls that looked like supermodels.. my apartment in Odessa was only $400 a month and in the best area.. in Kiev I rented an apartment several times for a weekend and it was only about $30 a night and it was in the main part of center Kiev. If you go for longer than a week or two don’t use air bnb, look up some rental agencies.. food is way cheap, don’t go to night clubs, just meet real girls as you would any where else

[@NicholasKlacsanzkyICM]

Most people in Kyiv live on 700 dollars a month or less.

[@stivesmith6170]

eL Geno her prices are way off, just some bull shit video for foreigner to bring more cash with so they can get robbed by the gopnics

[@ranadebray5440]

Very nice 👍 comparison done, Olga.

[@clydedvaz1937]

Your getting far more like than your competitors , you obviously have more followers , good job

[@Historelic]

So how do most of the population manages these costs? because I have been told by many Ukrainian friends that most people living in Ukraine including Kyiv make less than 300 $ per month !

[@marcelomartinamaral3196]

Thank you for this helpful and clarifying video !

[@markspradley8648]

Westerner pricing! ( USA "TAX" ) In 2018 I spent 2 weeks in Kyiv and 2 weeks in Odesa and if you include round trip airfare it was NOT 2300+ us dollars. 827$ for round trip air. Never use air B&B in eastern Europe or S.E. Asia. Much too expensive. For those prices, just visit NYC for a week and go to Brighton Beach:-)

[@ramoncastro3186]

Very helpful video. Thank You Olga

[@sirmofrad7332]

dear i heard, average salary in Ukraine is about $300, then how people can manage to pay $500 for a small apartment.

[@europeon2wheels89]

As of 1 Jan 2020 minimum wage is $199.59/mo bringing the minimum annual salary in at $2400. However, the average salary runs closer to the listed $1.02/hr. Many employers pay less than minimum wage. Much like the US.

[@McRocket]

Interesting video...thanks. $18 for internet and transportation?!? That is INCREDIBLY CHEAP by North American standards. Food is about the same here. Rent? Varies wildly over here.

[@goofy12679]

Thank you for the useful information.

[@williambuck9744]

Great video to the point and very realistic thank you

[@michaelhurani7266]

I don’t know where are you getting your figures , I have been living in Kiyiv for a little more than one year now and it was very hard to find an apartment for less than $800.00 a months . Actually there are few things here ,specially some type of food , are more expensive than the US , for example ; good cheese and sea food and forget about clothes which are way much more than the US . Also 20% sales tax on everything including food , just take a look at the receipt when buying groceries at any supermarket . Eating out is cheap only if you go to similar places like Pozata Hata but to dine in an upscale restaurant is online with good US restaurants or more. I am not a night club person but from what I know from people who frequent such places , expect to pay more than $100.00 per visit .

[@soulpatroll]

Your videos are the best ❤️😘

[@yco67]

or you can search more deeper for the apartment and live 500-600$ in central places..

[@defender119gonow5]

1000-1500$ it’s about right for me I’m going to start looking for a apartment to move there soon 👍🏼

[@joir2000]

Compared with the hotel prices downtown i think $37 per day for an apartment is pretty cheap.

[@Olga_Reznikova]

yes, apartment is always cheaper + you are getting more space

[@DiegoTijuanaMX]

hotels is maidan area are not expensive in the last few years....i used to stay in ukraina hotel 10 years ago...cost for night was 125 dls...in the last 4 years ukraina hotel per night is 60 dls...i like it so much...

[@guymensah2311]

It's Kyiv... Is energy thrown in with the rent costs? No taxes for rubbish collection, water, apartments external maintenance, home broadband?

[@instavid3160]

So are you talking about the capital city in Ukraine or in village

[@jaymylotto8134]

I find these prices to be very unlikely considering that the average salary in Ukraine is like, $300

[@darshuetube]

Food so expy, 650 per month? In USD Or in Ukraine dollars?

[@lorenzomiro8310]

Thank you Oga, as usual your information is very good!

[@malkfoster2744]

We spend 100 dollars a week for two people shopping at novus supermarket

[@shirleyporter7107]

Hello Olga, can you answer a couple of questions for me pease. Would the English version of he name Annie be different in Ukrainian and do you know anything about the Pukuttia dialect spoken in Ukraine? Thank you

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Annie you mean Anna?

[@shirleyporter7107]

Olga Reznikova so Anna is the same name as Annie? My grandfathers name was Parfey, is there an English version? I think my family called him Fred or Percy.

hostels in Kiev are $5 US per night on the dorms

[@Olga_Reznikova]

per bed? Maybe but I am not calculating such extream staying.

[@noornazari7333]

Darling I heard that in Ukraine there are a lot of problems in language. There in Ukraine a lots of people not speaking in English?

[@pronosticosdeportivos9517]

It’s possible to live in Lviv one month with 800€?

[@MrNormanKjr]

NANNING, CHINA ABOUT $250.00 MONTH. LIVED THEIR FOR A YEAR AND FOUND WIFE. LUCKY ME !

[@alexbenner4652]

Can’t wait to go there!👌🏼

[@alwayspete]

Hi beautiful Olga! What would it cost in Cherkasy? Pete :")

[@abdulilahassultan4869]

How I come to Ukraine

[@silentkillers133]

In Ukraine Apartment- 10000UAH- 400$ Food - 100$-120$ Data plan -5$ For one month

[@Olga_Reznikova]

SiLent KiLLers you will not find apartment for 1 month with 400$. Only if you will rent it at least 6 month.

[@Botman01]

Well in Japan here , a small village Apartment - 2 rooms 54m^2 +1 parking - $537 Food - $450 Data plan - $38 For one month Not including taxes nor energy costs

[@baselmq4609]

@@Olga_Reznikova hey please am planning to study in ukraine and live in universith hostel which is 1000 dollar a year ... anyways anh ideas about other expenses for a month .. thanks alot

[@katitadeb]

@@NovusOrdoSeclorumYea you're wrong, average salary is 400-500 $.

[@arminlengenfelder3264]

All the Horney Dudes now Planning a Trip. Compare to the Salary it is too Expensive. Many Live with Family or share Apartments because of the High Costs. Tourists drive the Prices up even more. Just like in America. For example Real-estate is sky high in cali and some other States and people move to other States but with buying and Paying high and higher prices it drives the prices more and more up in those States but NOT the Wages. Result is that the people struggle and can not afford the high Prices. I am talking about 5-6 times higher and more.

[@chriswhite1584]

2 questions Please - It would probably cost about $1,000 a month, or say about $1,500 a month at the most by enjoying a little more than usual... First question: Could I pay with American money, or Ukrainian money..? Second: If I had to pay with Ukrainian money, where would I have to exchange it..?

[@187Rossi]

Chris White you can live like a king in Kiev or anywhere in Ukraine for $1500. And there are many exchange places everywhere

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Chris White you pay with Ukrainian money and you can exchange them in any money exchange place.

[@chriswhite1584]

I never ever have said anything bad about anyone anywhere until the other day, and I even said why say nasty things on someone else's channel. I have legitimate questions, and someone always has to say some screwed up shit to me..! So I'm going to answer regardless..!!

[@chriswhite1584]

Thank You Olga..!

[@CVReality]

Chris White sorry about the other guy

[@keithchristy9579]

You are wrong,I heard it's just about 250 $

[@yankeydoodle101]

How long did it take you to learn English and are the russian language schools any good?

[@samorayee420]

if ukriane village are safe for photography or videography ? how much is cast a place for living in one month . a village far from city . i would like visit ukriane village only for photography

[@mdjewel5738]

I get per months salary 400 KD, IS IT enough

[@jatinprasad7341]

So these prices do we need to pay according to US $ or Your country currency accordingly.

[@luishernandez1795]

What's your favorite Ukraine food ?

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Luis Hernandez syrnyk

[@MrEjidorie]

Compared with the cost of living in Tokyo, the capital of my country Japan, living expenses in Kiev is relatively less expensive. Probably Japanese pensioners in Tokyo will find life in Ukraine as attractive except language barrier.

[@stivesmith6170]

MrEjidorie lol language will not be the only barrier, Ukrainians are extremely far right nationalists by nature.

[@MrEjidorie]

+Stive Smith I don`t know much about the Ukrainian history, but as far as I know, Ukrainians have been persecuted by their neighbors such as Russians for generations. As a result, they have to be nationalistic. Quite fortunately, we Japanese have never invaded Ukraine in the past.

[@stivesmith6170]

MrEjidorie "their neighbors" are from the same genetical pool as Ukrainianeans, including Poland as well.

[@MrEjidorie]

+Stive Smith Japanese, Chinese and Koreans share the same genetic pool, but we have been invading and hating each other. In general, people tend to be at odds with neighbors while we have friendly feelings toward others who are far away from us.

[@stivesmith6170]

MrEjidorie Ukraine Russia and Poland all came from the same tribe, and some Baltic countries

[@Greasyhair]

All these prices are per person; except apartment ofcourse.

[@moukhlesbarakat4004]

Hi Olga thanks for the information, I have 2 questions: how much it cost to issue a new passport for Ukrainian woman? How much it cost use internet cafe everyday for one month?

[@ahmedfiroz3805]

the house rent sounds inappropriate

[@cac7549]

Everything is comfortable in Kiev. The only challenge is the language if you don't know it.

[@tigerkumar8122]

Olga you are too good

[@jeffduce55]

US dollar right?

[@ekowahono4409]

Thanks for the information very helpful

[@MohanLal-pp1qq]

Ukrian is fastest growing country now very soon ukrain will be growing a higher and richer country . After I saw this video i love this country

[@CVReality]

What if I want to live by Kiev but for a year or two? Won’t it be cheaper for rent because of longer stay? Что если я бы хотела жить под Киевом где-то на год или два? Спасибо 🙏🏼

[@Olga_Reznikova]

Carolina Oleynik sure it will be cheaper. You can find apartment from 250$

[@rei12figures4]

That was awesome 😎👌🏾

[@YogeshPatel-gb5ji]

My question is if I open company insviting more then 12000$ could my family also stay with me

[@onlycryptoo]

I am from India, i want to purchase an apartment , Please tell me the price and procedure...also tell me the price of 1bedroom and 2bedrooms.....Thanks

[@SuwailemAlreshidi]

I'm planning on traveling to Ukraine.. such a wonderful country & people. Love from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦❤️🇺🇦

[@ZahidKhan-em4zu]

روخ داغستان زين

[@SambaDanz]

It sounds expensive. Thanks.

[@muzungu9625]

How about other cities in Ukraine? Kiev must be the most expensive Are people user friendly?:)

[@williamsimmons152]

As Oscar once said..."don't drink the water !"

[@hershmiradali8798]

hi l want travel to Ukraine and live there with my familly we are 3 people , how much does it cost? for hiring a cheapest house?

[@RajivkmorkmfromcoachBeharRay]

Hi ,miss Olga 728 USD this is too much.A Bus Driver,or a average Income person (20 USD per day).How they live in kiev , Ukrain. So u upload a clip with more information about cost of living in countryside,village areas..

[@rovertrobert3180]

How much does a girl like her charge for a couple hours?

[@arturoalcala3223]

Greetings from Chicago Illinois 🌺

[@VictorFursov]

Interesting view for foreigners and not for locals.

[@GoodBrotha32]

Thanks for info u the best 🤗

[@jonsmith6675]

Next summer, I will be there. Thanks.

[@sargentbologna6662]

Can I live on $500 a month?

[@arturoalcala3223]

Can you please help me - show me around when I get there?

[@hafizmajid6880]

OMG 540$ rent of a room ?? are you sure ??

[@GBBro]

Night Clubs = 100$ 😐 Save or invest that money to every month 😋

[@ell04ver15]

Wow i never even come close to these numbers but then again i do not go to kyiv but still i might slend in 3 weeks in maybe 500 a month and thats me going out and enjoying life well kyiv is capital its like new york to other parts of the states way to high nice video. I will be back in zaporozhye on my birthday October

[@gazzwilko6630]

It’s ok saying. Cost it’s how many are paying over a thousand in Kiev not many I’m telling you know why would you

[@mustafajamal4205]

What about the salary of employees at there? Can you talk about them too please?

[@justinoconnor3273]

I rent a two bed apartment in brazil in downtown with views north brazil $200 month. Wear a kevlar jacket lol

[@iritantNL]

how about health care insurance?

[@Olga_Reznikova]

ArLo W it's not mandatory and people is not using it very often

[@iritantNL]

so who pays if you break your leg on one of the many bad streets or holes un kiev? or get hit by marshrutka?

[@187Rossi]

ArLo W you pay and the doctors might help you, and they’ll ask you why you stepped into a pothole.. and they’ll look at you as if your an idiot.. they will help you but you’ll have to pay first, and it will seem a little ghetto but everything will be ok, especially if you’re with a local.

[@leoinswlondon]

Don't listen to Olga, if you break your leg and end up in a hospital in Ukraine you will be F****D. Take health insurance please.

[@stivesmith6170]

ArLo W lol are you being sarcastic? they all travel to EU for medical care, so due Russians, unless you can afford to live in Moscow

[@azmatwafakhan9311]

How are you . ? And tell me how mach salary in Ukraine as a employee for outsider ?

[@Ded_Silu]

Как в городе Харькове?

[@choiegamee6857]

Cost of living in Kiev is so expensive. More than Paris.

[@americanpatriot2789]

Olga you are gorgeous! Great video too...

[@PK__REACTION.24]

Thanks and love

[@fabionascimento4466]

I m your fan from Brazil love you