Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 98.2% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
$8.14
€7.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
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pay 96.3% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
$6.34
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
$26.69
€25.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
$11.64
€11.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
$566.87
€544.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
$468.12
€449.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
$400.86
€384.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
$1.99
€1.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
$40.04
€38.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
$8.21
€7.89
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
$92.27
€88.57
|
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