Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 13.2% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Romania, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
RON24.70
|
$5.28
₴137.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
RON17.93
|
$4.21
₴109.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
RON4.56
|
$0.55
₴14.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
RON4.02
|
$0.44
₴11.43
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
RON3.04
|
$0.63
₴16.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.62
RON10.50
|
$3.65
₴94.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
RON15.85
|
$3.62
₴94.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
RON8.55
|
$1.35
₴35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RON8.00
|
$1.83
₴47.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
RON1.57
|
$0.29
₴7.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.12
|
$0.47
₴12.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.04
|
$0.53
₴13.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RON3.25
|
$0.83
₴21.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RON0.99
|
$0.19
₴5.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
RON1.07
|
$0.25
₴6.42
|
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pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
RON25.51
|
$4.09
₴106.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.85
RON67.46
|
$8.55
₴221.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,477.55
RON69,964.37
|
$22,875.02
₴594,064.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.92
RON19.68
|
$3.50
₴90.97
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.87
RON31.50
|
$5.19
₴134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$271.49
RON1,086.79
|
$274.51
₴7,129.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.67
RON803.29
|
$180.92
₴4,698.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.08
RON344.59
|
$78.80
₴2,046.35
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.38
RON1,178.43
|
$221.42
₴5,750.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,714.49
RON18,872.56
|
$5,681.81
₴147,556.60
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
RON5.42
|
$1.01
₴26.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
RON6.09
|
$1.05
₴27.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.47
RON17.90
|
$2.23
₴57.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
RON128.12
|
$22.36
₴580.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
RON22.81
|
$3.81
₴99.05
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
RON180.58
|
$50.48
₴1,310.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.51
RON114.12
|
$35.48
₴921.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.26
RON269.26
|
$80.79
₴2,098.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.66
RON302.87
|
$86.66
₴2,250.64
|
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