Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 51.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Rome, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.13
|
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.67
|
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.90
|
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.58
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.66
|
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.81
|
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.72
|
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,513.32
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.33
|
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.05
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,123.89
|
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€726.62
|
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€159.27
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€484.51
|
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,989.22
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.53
|
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.31
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.27
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.48
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.43
|
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
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