Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 51.3% cheaper than West Virginia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.6% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 47.8% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 32.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 77.5% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 59.6% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 66.5% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 12.7% less in Ukraine
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of West Virginia, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.67
|
$5.80
UAH246.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
|
$5.14
UAH218.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.58
UAH24.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$0.39
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
|
$0.59
UAH25.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
|
$3.76
UAH159.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$3.67
UAH155.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.58
UAH66.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
|
$1.68
UAH71.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.29
UAH12.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.66
UAH28.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.65
UAH27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.80
UAH33.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.20
UAH8.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.28
UAH12.07
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$4.89
UAH207.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$10.29
UAH437.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,806.12
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,103,859.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.04
|
$3.85
UAH163.47
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.10
|
$5.34
UAH226.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$966.47
|
$273.41
UAH11,613.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.25
|
$187.56
UAH7,966.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$181.51
|
$56.79
UAH2,412.18
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.46
|
$271.83
UAH11,546.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,548.27
|
$5,183.21
UAH220,160.41
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.88
|
$0.94
UAH40.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
|
$1.03
UAH43.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$2.19
UAH93.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.75
|
$20.50
UAH870.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$3.71
UAH157.65
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
West Virginia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.18
|
$46.28
UAH1,965.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.61
|
$31.59
UAH1,341.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.59
|
$74.32
UAH3,156.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
|
$81.41
UAH3,457.83
|
|
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