Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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