Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 98.6% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 71.8% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 88.1% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 43.8% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 UAH240.00	$7.70 CZK177.00	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 UAH212.68	$7.61 CZK175.10	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH24.00	$1.59 CZK36.64	+174.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH16.21	$1.35 CZK31.06	+244.9%
Average			+125.1%

Ukraine vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.8% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 UAH24.36	$1.29 CZK29.61	+118.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 UAH155.51	$5.47 CZK125.70	+45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 UAH151.98	$3.90 CZK89.58	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UAH65.19	$2.64 CZK60.75	+67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UAH69.44	$3.73 CZK85.70	+122.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.98	$0.62 CZK14.18	+112.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 UAH27.34	$0.71 CZK16.29	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 UAH27.09	$0.88 CZK20.18	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH32.93	$1.29 CZK29.72	+62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 UAH8.36	$0.51 CZK11.61	+150.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH11.76	$0.46 CZK10.69	+63.6%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 88.1% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 UAH202.45	$5.95 CZK136.93	+21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.29 UAH425.88	$21.06 CZK484.45	+104.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,988.02 UAH1,075,505.65	$31,453.98 CZK723,394.30	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.85 UAH159.27	$11.74 CZK269.98	+205.0%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.34 UAH221.07	$18.70 CZK429.97	+250.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.41 UAH11,314.81	$610.48 CZK14,040.09	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.56 UAH7,762.00	$493.17 CZK11,342.16	+162.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.79 UAH2,350.22	$198.15 CZK4,557.13	+248.9%
Average			+196.3%

Ukraine vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 43.8% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.83 UAH11,249.43	$363.72 CZK8,364.97	+33.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,183.21 UAH214,505.35	$7,967.34 CZK183,236.98	+53.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 UAH38.99	$1.90 CZK43.69	+101.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.03 UAH42.53	$2.60 CZK59.80	+153.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 UAH90.62	$6.46 CZK148.63	+195.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 UAH848.52	$47.23 CZK1,086.11	+130.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.71 UAH153.60	$8.95 CZK205.76	+141.1%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.28 UAH1,915.38	$69.75 CZK1,604.03	+50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.59 UAH1,307.32	$31.40 CZK722.07	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.32 UAH3,075.68	$80.03 CZK1,840.65	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.41 UAH3,369.01	$103.55 CZK2,381.51	+27.2%
Average			+21.2%

Ukraine vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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