Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 25.0% cheaper than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.4% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 34.4% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 43.7% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 37.3% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 54.4% more in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.4% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 20.5% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Albania, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL729
|
$5.80
UAH241.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL145
|
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL70
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL461
|
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL627
|
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL271
|
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL51
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL91
|
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL59
|
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL59
|
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL40
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL44
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL680
|
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL226
|
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL154
|
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL665
|
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
|
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