Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.8 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
$16.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
$10.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
$5.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
$3.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
$2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
$5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
$72.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
$28,096.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
$65.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
$1,375.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
$1,146.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
$1,394.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
$5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
$9.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
$60.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
$51.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
$41.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
$80.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
$115.89
|
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