Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 66.3% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of India, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.27
|
$4.65
₴167.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.50
|
$3.61
₴129.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.29
|
$0.49
₴17.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.45
|
$0.39
₴14.04
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.52
|
$0.54
₴19.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.75
|
$3.21
₴115.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.30
|
$3.15
₴113.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.42
|
$1.46
₴52.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.20
|
$1.56
₴56.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.19
|
$0.22
₴8.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.50
|
$0.47
₴16.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.88
|
$0.50
₴17.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.18
|
$0.72
₴25.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.57
|
$0.17
₴6.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.73
|
$0.25
₴9.05
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.37
|
$3.81
₴137.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹697.78
|
$7.13
₴256.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,094,502.57
|
$19,124.68
₴688,022.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.71
|
$3.35
₴120.44
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹702.71
|
$4.40
₴158.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,509.49
|
$234.03
₴8,419.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,125.10
|
$155.62
₴5,598.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,176.87
|
$61.95
₴2,228.60
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,966.01
|
$183.02
₴6,584.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,516.70
|
$3,871.85
₴139,292.11
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.92
|
$0.85
₴30.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.76
|
$0.96
₴34.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.40
|
$1.95
₴70.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,420.71
|
$18.82
₴677.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.71
|
$2.98
₴107.05
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
|
India
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,118.50
|
$40.33
₴1,450.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,235.16
|
$30.46
₴1,095.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,439.16
|
$64.81
₴2,331.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,561.91
|
$73.44
₴2,642.17
|
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