Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 48.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
kr2,051
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
kr301
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
kr274
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
kr430
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
kr801
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.16
kr706
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.51
kr754
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.10
kr971
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr163
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
kr148
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
kr155
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
kr233
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
kr139
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
kr91
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr986
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.09
kr11,636
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.37
kr2,922
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$277.52
kr37,951
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 74.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.85
kr1,074
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
kr561
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.31
kr8,658
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
kr1,599
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$191.54
kr26,193
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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