Cost of living comparison
Ajman is 3.0 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ajman instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH229.11
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.98
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.10
|
$0.71
AED2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.01
|
$0.36
AED1.33
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH158.07
|
$3.23
AED11.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.53
|
$6.53
AED23.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
$2.76
AED10.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.12
|
$0.92
AED3.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.58
|
$0.64
AED2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.93
|
$0.66
AED2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.22
|
$0.61
AED2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.83
|
$0.39
AED1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.67
|
$0.34
AED1.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH210.46
|
$3.38
AED12.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH420.12
|
$59.22
AED217.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,115,321.69
|
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.90
|
$10.42
AED38.26
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH230.34
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,622.32
|
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,852.67
|
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,481.13
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,985.21
|
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,647.67
|
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.37
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.33
|
$3.95
AED14.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.81
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH859.83
|
$53.09
AED195.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.80
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Ajman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,967.22
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,286.29
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,979.81
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,460.02
|
$82.58
AED303.33
|
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