Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 65.5% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.80
UAH240.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$4.89
UAH203.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$10.29
UAH427.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,880.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$3.85
UAH159.77
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$273.41
UAH11,350.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$187.56
UAH7,786.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.59
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$271.83
UAH11,284.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,178.44
|
|
pay 79.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$20.50
UAH851.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$81.41
UAH3,379.58
|
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