Kiev City Review

KIEV HIGHLIGHTS

Kiev boasts a better educated population than other Ukrainian regions, and accounts for 29% of high value-added jobs in business services in Ukraine. As a result, in 2016, the city recorded labour productivity (measured as GVA per employee) that was more than three times higher than in the rest of Ukraine.

Labour productivity advantage boosts household income

Higher labour productivity is a key factor augmenting the household income level in Kiev compared to the rest of Ukraine. Despite a smaller average household size, per household disposable income in the capital was still over double that of the figure in the remaining country.

Significant share of budget spent on necessities

In comparison to the rest of Ukraine, higher incomes enable households in Kiev to spend on average twice as much on consumer goods and services (other than transport and housing). However, necessities, ie food and non-alcoholic beverages, continue to capture a sizeable proportion in Kievans' household budgets.

Expensive city to live in compared with the rest of the country

Living in Kiev comes with a high price tag in the national context. In 2016, household expenditure on transport and housing in Kiev was three times larger than in the rest of the country. Transport contributes to this differential to a significant extent. Although Kiev's motorisation rate is relatively low by Eastern European standards, it is notably higher compared to the rest of Ukraine (299 versus 160 cars per 1,000 population, respectively, in 2016).