Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 26.9% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.9% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 35.0% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 47.0% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
-
pay 12.4% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.5% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 13.4% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$5.80
UAH241.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.28
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.51
|
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.38
|
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,813.41
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.98
|
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.18
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.59
|
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.65
|
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.40
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.81
|
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,744.66
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.94
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.75
|
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.37
|
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.95
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.60
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.81
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.88
|
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
|
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