Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 57.1% cheaper than Iceland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 61.8% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
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pay 61.4% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 66.8% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 4.1% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 77.9% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 52.8% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,534
|
$5.80
UAH241.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,213
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK367
|
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK264
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK386
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK949
|
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK784
|
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK708
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,111
|
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK160
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK134
|
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK153
|
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK245
|
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK161
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK102
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,092
|
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,310
|
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,310,689
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK2,878
|
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,427
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK240,066
|
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK195,624
|
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,577
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK33,719
|
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK782,876
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,200
|
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK607
|
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,535
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,027
|
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,874
|
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK14,528
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK7,796
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK19,330
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK24,097
|
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
|
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