Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 30.4% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Romania, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Romania
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
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