Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ukraine vs. Cyprus Cost of Living Summary
Ukraine is 52.3% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.0% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 49.0% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 43.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 69.9% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
-
pay 46.5% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.5% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
-
pay 30.5% less in Ukraine
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
Ukraine vs. Cyprus Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
€17.35
|
$6.41
UAH270.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.40
|
$5.63
UAH237.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.63
|
$0.61
UAH25.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
$0.41
UAH17.46
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.62
|
$0.68
UAH28.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
€5.77
|
$4.21
UAH177.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.04
|
$4.10
UAH172.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
€3.54
|
$1.64
UAH69.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
€3.38
|
$1.83
UAH77.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.13
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.80
|
$0.67
UAH28.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$0.74
UAH31.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.25
|
$0.90
UAH37.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.61
|
$0.27
UAH11.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.56
|
$0.22
UAH9.44
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of groceries
pay 43.4% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.18
€5.33
|
$5.12
UAH215.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.29
|
$12.19
UAH514.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,511.28
€24,586.04
|
$28,398.14
UAH1,197,936.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.11
€20.79
|
$4.37
UAH184.35
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of transportation
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.65
€28.15
|
$5.80
UAH244.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.67
€808.58
|
$311.65
UAH13,146.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$792.94
€683.77
|
$214.10
UAH9,031.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.25
€133.88
|
$65.84
UAH2,777.27
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of housing
pay 46.5% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.86
€421.56
|
$259.96
UAH10,965.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,259.50
€7,122.39
|
$4,454.26
UAH187,897.06
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of childcare
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.76
€3.25
|
$1.02
UAH42.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.39
|
$1.16
UAH48.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.65
|
$2.61
UAH109.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.78
€59.31
|
$23.59
UAH995.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.83
€10.20
|
$3.94
UAH166.14
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.5% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.26
€71.80
|
$51.64
UAH2,178.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.26
€44.20
|
$30.33
UAH1,279.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.61
€85.90
|
$77.50
UAH3,269.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.98
€98.29
|
$89.90
UAH3,792.52
|
|
Cyprus vs. Ukraine - Cost of clothing
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