Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Norway instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
$18.52
NOK206.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
$12.17
NOK135.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
$2.88
NOK32.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$2.70
NOK30.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
$3.03
NOK33.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
$5.10
NOK56.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
$7.41
NOK82.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
$3.71
NOK41.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
$5.92
NOK66.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
$1.32
NOK14.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
$0.98
NOK10.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
$1.29
NOK14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
$1.82
NOK20.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.96
NOK10.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$1.05
NOK11.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
$7.32
NOK81.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
$67.29
NOK749.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK361,489.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
$23.50
NOK261.84
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
$52.97
NOK590.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,478.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
$803.77
NOK8,956.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
$148.13
NOK1,650.62
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
$272.16
NOK3,032.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
$6,113.04
NOK68,116.43
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
$8.83
NOK98.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
$4.64
NOK51.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
$13.25
NOK147.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
$43.21
NOK481.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
$13.55
NOK151.02
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
$87.77
NOK978.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
$40.11
NOK446.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
$100.53
NOK1,120.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
$126.05
NOK1,404.57
|
|
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