Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 20.9% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Albania, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL672
|
$5.53
UAH227.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL568
|
$5.04
UAH207.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL142
|
$0.61
UAH24.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.41
UAH16.88
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.59
UAH24.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL442
|
$3.81
UAH156.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL626
|
$3.66
UAH150.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.72
UAH70.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL289
|
$1.72
UAH70.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL55
|
$0.29
UAH12.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.67
UAH27.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.67
UAH27.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.83
UAH33.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.21
UAH8.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.33
UAH13.56
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL706
|
$5.08
UAH208.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,405
|
$10.14
UAH416.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,744,179
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,106,803.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,650
|
$3.91
UAH160.67
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,434
|
$5.56
UAH228.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,092
|
$280.46
UAH11,533.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,779
|
$189.50
UAH7,792.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,016
|
$59.87
UAH2,462.18
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,022
|
$240.96
UAH9,908.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL269,370
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,329.15
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.02
UAH42.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.09
UAH44.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL319
|
$2.12
UAH87.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,281
|
$20.75
UAH853.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL737
|
$3.69
UAH151.64
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,134
|
$47.47
UAH1,952.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,048
|
$31.04
UAH1,276.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,046
|
$71.91
UAH2,957.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,344
|
$83.50
UAH3,433.60
|
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