Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 5.9 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH229.53
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH209.36
|
$14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.15
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.04
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.55
|
$5.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH158.36
|
$11.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.80
|
$5.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.34
|
$5.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
$7.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.14
|
$3.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.63
|
$1.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.98
|
$2.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.28
|
$2.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.85
|
$2.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.69
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH210.84
|
$4.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH420.88
|
$170.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,117,334.93
|
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH162.19
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH230.76
|
$64.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,643.30
|
$2,466.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,866.84
|
$1,787.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,485.61
|
$279.36
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH10,003.23
|
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,959.31
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.45
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.41
|
$5.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.97
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH861.38
|
$43.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH153.08
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 60.9% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,970.78
|
$69.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,288.61
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,985.19
|
$109.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,466.27
|
$141.00
|
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