Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Norway instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$18.51
NOK204.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$11.71
NOK129.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$2.99
NOK33.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$2.51
NOK27.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$2.95
NOK32.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.22
NOK57.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$7.39
NOK81.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$3.72
NOK41.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$5.79
NOK64.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$1.31
NOK14.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.96
NOK10.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$1.24
NOK13.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$1.77
NOK19.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.93
NOK10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$1.01
NOK11.19
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$7.55
NOK83.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$74.48
NOK823.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$33,686.16
NOK372,678.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$21.49
NOK237.77
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$50.62
NOK559.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,624.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$796.76
NOK8,814.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$132.58
NOK1,466.78
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$293.64
NOK3,248.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$7,459.17
NOK82,522.71
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$9.25
NOK102.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$4.58
NOK50.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$13.52
NOK149.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$43.22
NOK478.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$13.15
NOK145.53
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$82.76
NOK915.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$41.00
NOK453.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$92.09
NOK1,018.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$123.04
NOK1,361.20
|
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