Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 57.5% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Texas, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
|
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