Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 58.4% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.38
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.83
|
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.27
|
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.17
|
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,650.12
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.25
|
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.32
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.42
|
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,106.51
|
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.54
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,324.96
|
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,140.67
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.62
|
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.80
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.87
|
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.28
|
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Minnesota
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.74
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.66
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.00
|
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
|
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