Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 60.6% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$4.65
₴170.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$3.61
₴132.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.49
₴18.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.39
₴14.36
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.54
₴19.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.21
₴118.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.15
₴116.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.46
₴53.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.56
₴57.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.22
₴8.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.47
₴17.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.50
₴18.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.72
₴26.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.17
₴6.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.25
₴9.26
|
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pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.81
₴140.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$7.13
₴262.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$19,124.68
₴703,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$3.35
₴123.21
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$4.40
₴162.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$234.03
₴8,612.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$155.62
₴5,727.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$61.95
₴2,279.83
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$183.02
₴6,735.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$3,871.85
₴142,494.21
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$0.85
₴31.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$0.96
₴35.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.95
₴71.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$18.82
₴692.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$2.98
₴109.51
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$40.33
₴1,484.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$30.46
₴1,121.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$64.81
₴2,385.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$73.44
₴2,702.91
|
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