Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 28.2% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
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pay 25.3% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 9.8% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
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pay 1.9% more in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 47.5% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 46.0% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.6% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 30.1% less in Ukraine
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB721.42
|
$5.80
UAH242.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
$5.14
UAH214.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB84.19
|
$0.58
UAH24.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB38.10
|
$0.39
UAH16.35
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB48.58
|
$0.59
UAH24.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB345.98
|
$3.76
UAH156.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB280.09
|
$3.67
UAH153.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB119.32
|
$1.58
UAH65.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB155.91
|
$1.68
UAH70.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB53.18
|
$0.29
UAH12.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB52.40
|
$0.66
UAH27.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB56.19
|
$0.65
UAH27.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB88.22
|
$0.80
UAH33.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB19.57
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB16.43
|
$0.28
UAH11.86
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB174.19
|
$4.89
UAH204.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,244.43
|
$10.29
UAH429.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,404,747.03
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,084,904.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB456.90
|
$3.85
UAH160.66
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB500.90
|
$5.34
UAH223.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB75,430.06
|
$273.41
UAH11,413.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB45,803.89
|
$187.56
UAH7,829.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB6,805.41
|
$56.79
UAH2,370.76
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB36,637.03
|
$271.83
UAH11,347.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB817,778.19
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,379.92
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB240.47
|
$0.94
UAH39.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB198.24
|
$1.03
UAH42.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB192.38
|
$2.19
UAH91.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,539.57
|
$20.50
UAH855.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB400.79
|
$3.71
UAH154.94
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,373.17
|
$46.28
UAH1,932.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,322.46
|
$31.59
UAH1,318.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB8,556.09
|
$74.32
UAH3,102.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB8,007.75
|
$81.41
UAH3,398.45
|
|
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