Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 94.4% more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.3% more in Ukraine
- Groceries
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pay 25.3% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 65.9% more in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 12.4% more in Ukraine
- Childcare
-
pay 6.0 times more in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.6% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Ukraine
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Ukraine are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Ukraine. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ukraine.
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
SOS1,511
|
$5.80
UAH240.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,661
|
$5.14
UAH212.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS461
|
$0.58
UAH24.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
$0.59
UAH24.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
$3.76
UAH155.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,382
|
$3.67
UAH151.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
$1.58
UAH65.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
$1.68
UAH69.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS985
|
$0.29
UAH11.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.66
UAH27.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS750
|
$0.65
UAH27.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.80
UAH32.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS342
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,350
|
$4.89
UAH202.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,255
|
$10.29
UAH425.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,278,647
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,505.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,238
|
$3.85
UAH159.27
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,462
|
$5.34
UAH221.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,232
|
$273.41
UAH11,314.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,219
|
$187.56
UAH7,762.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,778
|
$56.79
UAH2,350.22
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,480
|
$271.83
UAH11,249.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS423,373
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,505.35
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
$0.94
UAH38.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS705
|
$1.03
UAH42.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
$2.19
UAH90.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,106
|
$20.50
UAH848.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$3.71
UAH153.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,612
|
$46.28
UAH1,915.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,178
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,762
|
$74.32
UAH3,075.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,102
|
$81.41
UAH3,369.01
|
|
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