Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 57.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,783
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,507
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK439
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK304
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 64.8% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK502
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK1,079
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK891
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK801
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,314
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK195
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK200
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,183
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK10,428
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,906,131
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,346
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK9,720
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK274,249
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK250,913
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK7,507
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK35,080
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 79.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,504
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK738
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,704
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK9,732
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK2,056
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK15,161
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,918
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK21,127
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK27,013
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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