Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Russia
  3. Ukraine
  4. Comparison
RUB
COMPARED TO
UAH

Ukraine is 7.4% cheaper than Russia.

If you lived in Ukraine instead of Russia, you would:
local_dining

pay 17.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.67
₽399.11
$4.91
₴127.55
-26.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.63
₽217.04
$3.72
₴96.65
+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
₽44.00
$0.50
₴13.02
-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.42
₽24.92
$0.35
₴9.09
-16.0%
Average -17.9%
Russia vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants
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pay 6.4% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.47
₽28.18
$0.51
₴13.26
+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.57
₽213.68
$3.34
₴86.71
-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.16
₽189.05
$3.39
₴88.14
+7.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.10
₽66.02
$1.14
₴29.70
+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.60
₽95.55
$1.63
₴42.36
+2.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.61
₽36.40
$0.36
₴9.25
-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46
₽27.33
$0.47
₴12.28
+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.60
₽35.61
$0.57
₴14.77
-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.87
₽52.02
$0.61
₴15.77
-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
₽12.49
$0.20
₴5.10
-5.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.20
₽12.04
$0.19
₴4.88
-6.6%
Average -6.4%
Russia vs. Ukraine - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 14.6% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.35
₽140.72
$3.81
₴99.03
+62.1%
Monthly public transit pass $17.28
₽1,033.92
$8.40
₴218.06
-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,967.91
₽1,015,120.65
$20,938.66
₴543,776.95
+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $2.94
₽176.03
$3.65
₴94.88
+24.2%
Average +14.6%
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home

pay 19.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $7.24
₽433.07
$4.88
₴126.86
-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $281.16
₽16,820.61
$220.20
₴5,718.58
-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $199.27
₽11,921.62
$151.60
₴3,937.00
-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $74.50
₽4,456.97
$73.54
₴1,909.75
-1.3%
Average -19.8%
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child_care

pay 1.5% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $190.97
₽11,424.86
$173.04
₴4,493.73
-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,173.55
₽249,686.63
$4,685.72
₴121,688.03
+12.3%
Average +1.5%
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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
₽76.61
$0.89
₴23.08
-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
₽91.41
$0.95
₴24.70
-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.02
₽121.10
$1.82
₴47.21
-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $30.91
₽1,849.32
$17.02
₴442.08
-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.21
₽251.91
$3.24
₴84.18
-23.0%
Average -29.3%
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store

pay 5.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $56.25
₽3,365.17
$52.25
₴1,356.97
-7.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.03
₽2,215.33
$38.02
₴987.39
+2.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $67.91
₽4,063.02
$81.09
₴2,105.89
+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $81.95
₽4,902.82
$88.09
₴2,287.68
+7.5%
Average +5.6%
Russia vs. Ukraine - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2021
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