Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 94.4% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
|
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