Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 45.7% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.7% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
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pay 37.1% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
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pay 39.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
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pay 55.9% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 48.8% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 62.5% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 27.7% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.09
|
$5.80
UAH241.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.29
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.21
|
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.04
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.60
|
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.14
|
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.42
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.71
|
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.93
|
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.24
|
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.00
|
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€35.03
|
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,760.08
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.06
|
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.31
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€415.67
|
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€286.81
|
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€174.95
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€380.15
|
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,895.74
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.44
|
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.72
|
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.40
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€37.96
|
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.89
|
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€68.00
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€38.37
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€75.03
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€107.26
|
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
|
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