Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 54.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$5.53
UAH224.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.16
|
$5.04
UAH204.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$0.61
UAH24.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.41
UAH16.66
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
$0.59
UAH24.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.97
|
$3.81
UAH154.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.47
|
$3.66
UAH148.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.99
|
$1.72
UAH69.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.38
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.29
UAH11.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
UAH27.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.67
UAH27.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.81
|
$0.83
UAH33.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.21
UAH8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.33
UAH13.39
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$5.08
UAH206.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.64
|
$10.14
UAH411.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,748.63
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,092,555.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.81
|
$3.91
UAH158.60
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.29
|
$5.56
UAH225.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,034.92
|
$280.46
UAH11,385.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€826.43
|
$189.50
UAH7,692.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.81
|
$59.87
UAH2,430.48
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€313.54
|
$240.96
UAH9,781.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,880.45
|
$4,166.24
UAH169,123.52
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.12
|
$1.02
UAH41.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.53
|
$1.09
UAH44.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
$2.12
UAH86.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.40
|
$20.75
UAH842.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.27
|
$3.69
UAH149.68
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€84.38
|
$47.47
UAH1,927.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.53
|
$31.04
UAH1,260.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.88
|
$71.91
UAH2,918.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€96.50
|
$83.50
UAH3,389.40
|
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