Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 36.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Poland, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł29.06
|
$4.65
₴171.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
$3.61
₴133.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.48
|
$0.49
₴18.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.85
|
$0.39
₴14.41
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
$0.54
₴19.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł14.11
|
$3.21
₴118.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.89
|
$3.15
₴116.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
$1.46
₴53.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł9.28
|
$1.56
₴57.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.61
|
$0.22
₴8.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.31
|
$0.47
₴17.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.65
|
$0.50
₴18.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.85
|
$0.72
₴26.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.24
|
$0.17
₴6.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.57
|
$0.25
₴9.29
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł24.00
|
$3.81
₴140.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł100.98
|
$7.13
₴263.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
$19,124.68
₴706,231.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł26.67
|
$3.35
₴123.63
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
$4.40
₴162.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
$234.03
₴8,642.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
$155.62
₴5,746.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
$61.95
₴2,287.58
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł965.08
|
$183.02
₴6,758.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
$3,871.85
₴142,978.57
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.87
|
$0.85
₴31.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł10.34
|
$0.96
₴35.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
$1.95
₴71.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł115.94
|
$18.82
₴695.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł23.77
|
$2.98
₴109.88
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
$40.33
₴1,489.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
$30.46
₴1,124.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
$64.81
₴2,393.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł317.75
|
$73.44
₴2,712.10
|
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