Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 6.7 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
$5.53
UAH228.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
$5.04
UAH208.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
$0.61
UAH25.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
$0.41
UAH16.98
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
$0.59
UAH24.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
$3.81
UAH157.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
$3.66
UAH151.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
$1.72
UAH71.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
$1.72
UAH70.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
$0.67
UAH27.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
$0.67
UAH27.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
$0.83
UAH34.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
$0.21
UAH8.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
$0.33
UAH13.64
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
$5.08
UAH210.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.14
UAH419.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,113,598.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.91
UAH161.65
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
$5.56
UAH229.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$280.46
UAH11,604.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
$189.50
UAH7,840.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
$59.87
UAH2,477.29
|
|
pay 30.4 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
$240.96
UAH9,969.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,380.90
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
$1.02
UAH42.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
$1.09
UAH45.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
$2.12
UAH87.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
$20.75
UAH858.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
$3.69
UAH152.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.47
UAH1,964.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.04
UAH1,284.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.91
UAH2,975.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$83.50
UAH3,454.68
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