Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 66.4% more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3% more in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 28.7% more in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 13.9% more in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% more in Ukraine
- Childcare
-
pay 4.1 times more in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.9% more in Ukraine
- Clothing
-
pay 10.5% more in Ukraine
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Ukraine are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
$5.80
UAH239.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
$5.14
UAH212.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
$0.58
UAH23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
$0.39
UAH16.17
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
$0.59
UAH24.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
$3.76
UAH155.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
$3.67
UAH151.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
$1.58
UAH65.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
$1.68
UAH69.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
$0.66
UAH27.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
$0.65
UAH27.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
$0.80
UAH32.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
$0.20
UAH8.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
$0.28
UAH11.73
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
$4.89
UAH201.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
$10.29
UAH424.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,073,063.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
$3.85
UAH158.91
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
$5.34
UAH220.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
$273.41
UAH11,289.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
$187.56
UAH7,744.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
$56.79
UAH2,344.88
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
$271.83
UAH11,223.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,018.21
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
$0.94
UAH38.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
$1.03
UAH42.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
$2.19
UAH90.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
$20.50
UAH846.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
$3.71
UAH153.25
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
$46.28
UAH1,911.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
$31.59
UAH1,304.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
$74.32
UAH3,068.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
$81.41
UAH3,361.36
|
|
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