Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 57.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,513
|
$4.65
₴172.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,010
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.49
₴18.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr299
|
$0.39
₴14.47
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr482
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr843
|
$3.21
₴119.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr750
|
$3.15
₴116.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr797
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr999
|
$1.56
₴57.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.22
₴8.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.47
₴17.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.50
₴18.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.72
₴26.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.17
₴6.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.25
₴9.33
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,132
|
$3.81
₴141.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,905
|
$7.13
₴264.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,204,009
|
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,377
|
$3.35
₴124.12
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,793
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,493
|
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,282
|
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,670
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,542
|
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr387,489
|
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
|
pay 78.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,201
|
$0.85
₴31.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr585
|
$0.96
₴35.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,498
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,018
|
$18.82
₴697.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,729
|
$2.98
₴110.31
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,637
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,100
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,292
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,685
|
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
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