Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 26.9% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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