Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 30.5% cheaper than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 47.5% less in Ukraine
- Groceries
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pay 25.6% less in Ukraine
- Transportation
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pay 25.1% less in Ukraine
- Housing
-
pay 34.6% less in Ukraine
- Childcare
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pay 25.2% less in Ukraine
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.1% less in Ukraine
- Clothing
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pay 5.4% less in Ukraine
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ukraine.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Romania, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON41.47
|
$5.80
UAH244.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.65
|
$5.14
UAH216.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.31
|
$0.58
UAH24.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.92
|
$0.39
UAH16.49
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.22
|
$0.59
UAH24.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.36
|
$3.76
UAH158.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.45
|
$3.67
UAH154.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.71
|
$1.58
UAH66.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON13.08
|
$1.68
UAH70.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.29
|
$0.29
UAH12.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.18
|
$0.66
UAH27.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.13
|
$0.65
UAH27.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.11
|
$0.80
UAH33.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.82
|
$0.20
UAH8.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.98
|
$0.28
UAH11.97
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON27.35
|
$4.89
UAH206.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON100.44
|
$10.29
UAH433.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON121,906.05
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,094,508.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.99
|
$3.85
UAH162.09
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.93
|
$5.34
UAH224.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,763.43
|
$273.41
UAH11,514.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,293.00
|
$187.56
UAH7,899.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON520.23
|
$56.79
UAH2,391.74
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,965.38
|
$271.83
UAH11,448.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,449.16
|
$5,183.21
UAH218,295.38
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.76
|
$0.94
UAH39.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.67
|
$1.03
UAH43.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.67
|
$2.19
UAH92.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON181.22
|
$20.50
UAH863.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.99
|
$3.71
UAH156.31
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON279.44
|
$46.28
UAH1,949.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON169.10
|
$31.59
UAH1,330.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON338.00
|
$74.32
UAH3,130.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON390.20
|
$81.41
UAH3,428.53
|
|
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