Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 66.1% cheaper than Alaska.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Alaska, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.58
|
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.91
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
|
pay 73.2% less for groceries
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.59
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.23
|
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
|
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.03
|
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.32
|
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.33
|
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,083.33
|
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.57
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,343.89
|
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,090.20
|
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.25
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,034.00
|
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
|
pay 80.9% less for entertainment and sports
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
|
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.80
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.24
|
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.36
|
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Alaska
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.05
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.02
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.77
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.06
|
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
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