Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 59.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of United States, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
United States
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
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