Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 59.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of United States, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$5.53
UAH229.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.04
UAH209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.61
UAH25.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.41
UAH17.04
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.59
UAH24.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$3.81
UAH158.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$3.66
UAH151.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.72
UAH71.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.29
UAH12.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.67
UAH27.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.67
UAH27.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.83
UAH34.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.21
UAH8.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.33
UAH13.69
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.08
UAH210.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$10.14
UAH420.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,117,334.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$3.91
UAH162.19
|
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$5.56
UAH230.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$280.46
UAH11,643.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$189.50
UAH7,866.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$59.87
UAH2,485.61
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$240.96
UAH10,003.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,959.31
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.02
UAH42.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.09
UAH45.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$2.12
UAH87.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$20.75
UAH861.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$3.69
UAH153.08
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$47.47
UAH1,970.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$31.04
UAH1,288.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$71.91
UAH2,985.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$83.50
UAH3,466.27
|
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