Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 46.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
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