Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 92.9% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.11
|
$4.65
₴171.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
$3.61
₴133.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$0.49
₴18.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$0.39
₴14.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
$0.54
₴20.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.93
|
$3.21
₴118.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.65
|
$3.15
₴116.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
$1.46
₴53.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.93
|
$1.56
₴57.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.47
|
$0.22
₴8.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.47
₴17.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$0.50
₴18.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$0.72
₴26.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$0.17
₴6.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$0.25
₴9.31
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.46
|
$3.81
₴141.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.33
|
$7.13
₴263.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
$19,124.68
₴707,821.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£57.01
|
$3.35
₴123.91
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
$4.40
₴163.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
$234.03
₴8,661.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
$155.62
₴5,759.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
$61.95
₴2,292.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
$183.02
₴6,773.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
$3,871.85
₴143,300.60
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.71
|
$0.85
₴31.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.82
|
$0.96
₴35.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
$1.95
₴72.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£469.04
|
$18.82
₴696.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.64
|
$2.98
₴110.13
|
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pay 74.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
$40.33
₴1,492.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
$30.46
₴1,127.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
$64.81
₴2,398.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£893.43
|
$73.44
₴2,718.21
|
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