Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.7% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,774
|
$4.65
₴182.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡876
|
$0.49
₴19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡763
|
$0.39
₴15.37
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡949
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,105
|
$3.21
₴126.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,271
|
$3.15
₴124.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,986
|
$1.56
₴61.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡937
|
$0.22
₴8.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡335
|
$0.47
₴18.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡637
|
$0.50
₴19.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡489
|
$0.72
₴28.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡469
|
$0.17
₴6.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡548
|
$0.25
₴9.91
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,831
|
$3.81
₴150.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,353
|
$7.13
₴280.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,787
|
$3.35
₴131.85
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡412,555
|
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡264,739
|
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡185,927
|
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,461
|
$0.85
₴33.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,483
|
$0.96
₴37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,367
|
$18.82
₴741.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,639
|
$2.98
₴117.18
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡39,292
|
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
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