Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 29.8% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$4.91
₴127.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$3.72
₴96.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$0.50
₴13.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$0.35
₴9.09
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$0.51
₴13.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$3.34
₴86.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$3.39
₴88.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$1.14
₴29.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$1.63
₴42.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$0.36
₴9.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$0.47
₴12.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$0.57
₴14.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$0.61
₴15.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.20
₴5.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$0.19
₴4.88
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$3.81
₴99.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$8.40
₴218.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$20,938.66
₴543,776.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$3.65
₴94.88
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$4.88
₴126.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$220.20
₴5,718.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$151.60
₴3,937.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$73.54
₴1,909.75
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$173.04
₴4,493.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$4,685.72
₴121,688.03
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$0.89
₴23.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$0.95
₴24.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$1.82
₴47.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$17.02
₴442.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$3.24
₴84.18
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$52.25
₴1,356.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$38.02
₴987.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$81.09
₴2,105.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$88.09
₴2,287.68
|
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