Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.0% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Rome, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.99
€19.62
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.85
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.15
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
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pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
€7.47
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.32
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.27
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
€3.99
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.17
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.68
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
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pay 53.4% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
€7.88
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
€13.48
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
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pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.82
€29.28
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,121.35
€1,100.79
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$748.49
€734.76
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.76
€148.00
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$465.48
€456.94
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,701.00
€10,504.82
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.26
€5.16
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
€1.48
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€6.20
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.36
€50.42
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.05
€8.88
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
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pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.47
€79.98
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
€37.46
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.83
€91.13
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.92
€116.74
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
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