Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 5.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH229.11
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.98
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.10
|
$2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.01
|
$2.40
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH158.07
|
$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.53
|
$4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
$4.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
$6.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.12
|
$2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.58
|
$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.93
|
$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.22
|
$2.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.83
|
$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.67
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH210.46
|
$4.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH420.12
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,115,321.69
|
$37,383.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.90
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH230.34
|
$57.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,622.32
|
$2,432.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,852.67
|
$1,517.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,481.13
|
$122.94
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,985.21
|
$2,170.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,647.67
|
$45,450.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.37
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.33
|
$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.81
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH859.83
|
$76.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.80
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,967.22
|
$60.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,286.29
|
$53.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,979.81
|
$97.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,460.02
|
$130.31
|
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