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
€9.37
|
$5.80
UAH240.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.48
|
$5.14
UAH212.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.25
|
$0.58
UAH24.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$0.59
UAH24.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.74
|
$3.76
UAH155.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.27
|
$3.67
UAH151.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.58
UAH65.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.68
UAH69.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.66
UAH27.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.65
UAH27.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.80
UAH32.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.19
|
$4.89
UAH202.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.10
|
$10.29
UAH425.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,456.44
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,505.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.31
|
$3.85
UAH159.27
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.78
|
$5.34
UAH221.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€428.39
|
$273.41
UAH11,314.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€295.59
|
$187.56
UAH7,762.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.31
|
$56.79
UAH2,350.22
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€391.79
|
$271.83
UAH11,249.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,259.70
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,505.35
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.54
|
$0.94
UAH38.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.03
UAH42.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.53
|
$2.19
UAH90.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.12
|
$20.50
UAH848.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.16
|
$3.71
UAH153.60
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.08
|
$46.28
UAH1,915.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.55
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.33
|
$74.32
UAH3,075.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.55
|
$81.41
UAH3,369.01
|
|
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