Cost of living comparison
Alaska is 4.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Alaska instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$24.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$3.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$55.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$29,169.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$17.79
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$112.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$1,493.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$1,315.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$158.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$937.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$11.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$105.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$14.18
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$58.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$93.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$118.33
|
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