Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.0% cheaper than Kansas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.1% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
-
pay 54.5% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
-
pay 24.0% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 77.0% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 67.6% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 72.6% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 11.4% less in Ukraine
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.17
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.67
|
$5.14
UAH214.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.80
UAH33.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$10.29
UAH429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,699.70
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,540.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.90
|
$5.34
UAH223.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.44
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.72
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.16
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.14
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$790.83
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,028.38
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,506.70
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.71
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.46
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.56
|
$20.50
UAH856.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Kansas
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.08
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.05
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.71
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.44
|
|
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