Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 68.0% cheaper than Berkeley.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Berkeley, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
|
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.13
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.55
|
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
|
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
|
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.09
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.39
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
|
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$105.00
|
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.91
|
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
|
pay 86.2% less for housing
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.91
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,486.67
|
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,225.00
|
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.36
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,158.33
|
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,333.33
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
|
pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.00
|
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Berkeley
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.13
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.33
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.58
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
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