Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 57.7% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$4.65
₴184.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.49
₴19.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.39
₴15.52
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$3.21
₴127.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$3.15
₴125.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.56
₴61.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.22
₴8.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.47
₴18.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.50
₴19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.72
₴28.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.17
₴6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.25
₴10.01
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$3.81
₴151.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$7.13
₴283.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$3.35
₴133.16
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
|
pay 78.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$0.85
₴33.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$0.96
₴38.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$18.82
₴748.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$2.98
₴118.34
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
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