Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.2 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
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