Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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