Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 50.5% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 49.7% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 48.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 59.1% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
-
pay 50.2% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 62.4% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 26.8% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,858.31
|
$5.80
UAH240.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,526.38
|
$5.14
UAH212.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,002.12
|
$0.58
UAH24.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC743.42
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.09
|
$0.59
UAH24.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,875.42
|
$3.76
UAH155.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,476.94
|
$3.67
UAH151.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,601.03
|
$1.58
UAH65.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,979.18
|
$1.68
UAH69.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC891.86
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC307.47
|
$0.66
UAH27.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC606.28
|
$0.65
UAH27.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC608.89
|
$0.80
UAH32.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC545.42
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC555.10
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,804.63
|
$4.89
UAH202.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,422.09
|
$10.29
UAH425.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,476,309.95
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,505.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,786.44
|
$3.85
UAH159.27
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,173.62
|
$5.34
UAH221.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC387,790.07
|
$273.41
UAH11,314.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC272,886.97
|
$187.56
UAH7,762.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,021.06
|
$56.79
UAH2,350.22
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC258,714.02
|
$271.83
UAH11,249.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,476,518.54
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,505.35
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,359.27
|
$0.94
UAH38.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,821.35
|
$1.03
UAH42.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,283.92
|
$2.19
UAH90.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,636.38
|
$20.50
UAH848.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,299.33
|
$3.71
UAH153.60
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,558.66
|
$46.28
UAH1,915.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,199.83
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,018.43
|
$74.32
UAH3,075.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,454.89
|
$81.41
UAH3,369.01
|
|
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