Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.6% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
|
$5.80
UAH240.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.96
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
|
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$4.89
UAH203.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$10.29
UAH427.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,948.70
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,906.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.31
|
$3.85
UAH159.78
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.76
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.60
|
$273.41
UAH11,350.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,039.36
|
$187.56
UAH7,786.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.15
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.65
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,554.86
|
$271.83
UAH11,285.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,175.00
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,183.61
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.80
|
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.67
|
$20.50
UAH851.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.43
|
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.13
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
|
$81.41
UAH3,379.66
|
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