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Ukraine

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Tuscaloosa vs. Ivano-Frankivsk Cost of Living Summary

Tuscaloosa is 2.6 times more expensive than Ivano-Frankivsk.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Tuscaloosa
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Tuscaloosa
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Tuscaloosa
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Tuscaloosa
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Tuscaloosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Tuscaloosa
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Tuscaloosa

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Tuscaloosa are more expensive than in Ivano-Frankivsk. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tuscaloosa.

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Tuscaloosa vs. Ivano-Frankivsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuscaloosa instead of Ivano-Frankivsk, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 UAH201.91	$17.50	+292.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 UAH242.29	$9.00	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 UAH28.60	$2.38	+276.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 UAH21.87	$1.69	+249.5%
Average			+187.3%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 UAH31.04	$3.67	+435.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.75 UAH215.37	$6.24	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 UAH189.17	$4.15	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 UAH93.89	$4.29	+107.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 UAH101.77	$6.47	+187.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.94	$2.98	+696.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 UAH34.23	$0.74	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UAH30.91	$5.00	+632.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 UAH36.63	$3.10	+283.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.94	$1.27	+345.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 UAH13.43	$1.68	+466.6%
Average			+207.1%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 UAH270.18	$3.43	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$37,359.00	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.53
Average			-17.1%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.57 UAH252.39	$61.67	+1006.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$342.46 UAH15,513.28	$1,227.67	+258.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.23 UAH10,701.13	$969.80	+310.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.48 UAH3,056.76	$120.06	+77.9%
Average			+260.5%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$267.43 UAH12,114.49	$1,083.33	+305.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,209.14 UAH145K	$25,000.00	+679.0%
Average			+461.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 UAH70.67	$6.00	+284.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.02 UAH46.10	$5.40	+430.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 UAH100.95	$8.44	+278.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.40 UAH1,060.02	$59.33	+153.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 UAH151.43	$15.00	+348.7%
Average			+283.5%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Ivano-Frankivsk	Tuscaloosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 UAH1,110.50	$41.67	+70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.66 UAH1,615.27	$31.50	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.63 UAH2,927.67	$55.67	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 UAH2,523.85	$74.00	+32.8%
Average			+14.5%

Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Tuscaloosa - Cost of clothing

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