Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.8 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.14
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH198.97
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.90
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.33
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.50
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.27
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.80
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.68
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.54
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.26
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.59
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.58
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.41
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.01
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.38
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.00
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,061,893.03
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.15
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.31
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,065.56
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,476.49
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,362.27
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,506.87
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,377.11
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.34
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.61
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH818.64
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.48
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,872.99
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,224.67
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,837.07
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,294.27
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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