Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 25.1% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD583
|
$4.65
₴182.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.49
₴19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.39
₴15.37
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD307
|
$3.21
₴126.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD431
|
$3.15
₴124.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$1.56
₴61.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.22
₴8.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.47
₴18.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.50
₴19.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.72
₴28.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD33
|
$0.17
₴6.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.25
₴9.91
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD649
|
$3.81
₴150.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
$7.13
₴280.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD716
|
$3.35
₴131.85
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD201
|
$0.85
₴33.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$0.96
₴37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
$18.82
₴741.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD498
|
$2.98
₴117.18
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
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