Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.75
|
$17.71
€16.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
$9.75
€9.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
$2.15
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
$4.12
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
$5.05
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
$4.48
€4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.08
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH427.21
|
$119.47
€111.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,880.46
|
$37,943.34
€35,399.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.77
|
$20.48
€19.10
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
$46.92
€43.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,350.32
|
$1,406.76
€1,312.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,786.35
|
$1,187.82
€1,108.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.59
|
$159.87
€149.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,284.73
|
$996.31
€929.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,178.44
|
$6,771.62
€6,317.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
$5.94
€5.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
$16.44
€15.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH851.18
|
$55.70
€51.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
$12.29
€11.47
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.39
|
$77.94
€72.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.42
|
$37.83
€35.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.33
|
$85.63
€79.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,379.58
|
$89.10
€83.13
|
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