Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 43.9% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
|
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