Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 13.0% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of China, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
China
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
China
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
China
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
China
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
China
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
China
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
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