Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 3.2 times more expensive than Galle.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Galle, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
$5.53
UAH224.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
$5.04
UAH204.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
$0.61
UAH24.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
LKR98.30
|
$0.41
UAH16.66
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
LKR178.12
|
$0.59
UAH24.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
$3.81
UAH154.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
LKR1,793.80
|
$3.66
UAH148.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
LKR588.14
|
$1.72
UAH69.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LKR640.26
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
LKR571.66
|
$0.29
UAH11.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR91.47
|
$0.67
UAH27.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
LKR525.93
|
$0.67
UAH27.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
$0.83
UAH33.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
$0.21
UAH8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
$0.33
UAH13.39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
$5.08
UAH206.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$1.00
LKR302.47
|
$10.14
UAH411.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,092,555.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
LKR887.25
|
$3.91
UAH158.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
LKR2,688.63
|
$5.56
UAH225.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$74.77
LKR22,685.30
|
$280.46
UAH11,385.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$49.85
LKR15,123.53
|
$189.50
UAH7,692.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.49
LKR9,252.04
|
$59.87
UAH2,430.48
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
$240.96
UAH9,781.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
$4,166.24
UAH169,123.52
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.91
LKR579.74
|
$1.02
UAH41.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
$1.09
UAH44.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.98
LKR2,419.77
|
$2.12
UAH86.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
$20.75
UAH842.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
LKR504.12
|
$3.69
UAH149.68
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Galle
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.97
LKR3,024.71
|
$47.47
UAH1,927.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.48
LKR2,268.53
|
$31.04
UAH1,260.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.75
LKR7,813.82
|
$71.91
UAH2,918.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.45
LKR5,293.24
|
$83.50
UAH3,389.40
|
|
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