Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 25.1% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD719
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD150
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD494
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD299
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD686
|
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD731
|
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD212
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD487
|
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
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