Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.8% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$5.53
UAH227.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$5.04
UAH207.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.61
UAH24.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.41
UAH16.88
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$0.59
UAH24.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$3.81
UAH156.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$3.66
UAH150.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$1.72
UAH70.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$1.72
UAH70.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.67
UAH27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.67
UAH27.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.83
UAH33.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.21
UAH8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.33
UAH13.56
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.08
UAH208.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$10.14
UAH416.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,106,803.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$3.91
UAH160.67
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$5.56
UAH228.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$280.46
UAH11,533.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$189.50
UAH7,792.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$59.87
UAH2,462.18
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$240.96
UAH9,908.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,329.15
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$1.02
UAH42.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$1.09
UAH44.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$2.12
UAH87.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$20.75
UAH853.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$3.69
UAH151.64
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$47.47
UAH1,952.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$31.04
UAH1,276.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$71.91
UAH2,957.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$83.50
UAH3,433.60
|
|
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