Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Switzerland
  3. Ukraine
  4. Comparison
CHF
COMPARED TO
UAH

Ukraine is 73.3% cheaper than Switzerland.

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

pay 84.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.95
CHF24.12
$4.91
₴127.55
-80.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $15.48
CHF14.97
$3.72
₴96.65
-76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.41
CHF4.26
$0.50
₴13.02
-88.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $3.94
CHF3.81
$0.35
₴9.09
-91.1%
Average -84.0%
Switzerland vs. Ukraine - Cost of restaurants
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pay 74.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.98
CHF2.88
$0.51
₴13.26
-82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.64
CHF12.22
$3.34
₴86.71
-73.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.56
CHF6.35
$3.39
₴88.14
-48.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $5.83
CHF5.64
$1.14
₴29.70
-80.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $12.33
CHF11.92
$1.63
₴42.36
-86.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.91
CHF1.85
$0.36
₴9.25
-81.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.41
CHF1.36
$0.47
₴12.28
-66.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.57
CHF1.52
$0.57
₴14.77
-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.95
CHF1.89
$0.61
₴15.77
-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.26
CHF1.21
$0.20
₴5.10
-84.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.20
CHF1.16
$0.19
₴4.88
-84.4%
Average -74.7%
Switzerland vs. Ukraine - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 63.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.72
CHF6.50
$3.81
₴99.03
-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass $102.18
CHF98.81
$8.40
₴218.06
-91.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,633.85
CHF27,689.51
$20,938.66
₴543,776.95
-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $40.43
CHF39.10
$3.65
₴94.88
-91.0%
Average -63.2%
Switzerland vs. Ukraine - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 79.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $66.08
CHF63.90
$4.88
₴126.86
-92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,449.78
CHF1,401.97
$220.20
₴5,718.58
-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,150.59
CHF1,112.64
$151.60
₴3,937.00
-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $152.72
CHF147.69
$73.54
₴1,909.75
-51.8%
Average -79.0%
Switzerland vs. Ukraine - Cost of housing
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pay 86.9% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,085.70
CHF2,016.92
$173.04
₴4,493.73
-91.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,178.96
CHF25,315.58
$4,685.72
₴121,688.03
-82.1%
Average -86.9%
Switzerland vs. Ukraine - Cost of childcare
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pay 82.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.06
CHF6.83
$0.89
₴23.08
-87.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.89
CHF4.73
$0.95
₴24.70
-80.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.25
CHF8.94
$1.82
₴47.21
-80.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $94.32
CHF91.21
$17.02
₴442.08
-82.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $19.99
CHF19.33
$3.24
₴84.18
-83.8%
Average -82.8%
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store

pay 42.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $111.78
CHF108.09
$52.25
₴1,356.97
-53.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.22
CHF53.40
$38.02
₴987.39
-31.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $130.44
CHF126.14
$81.09
₴2,105.89
-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $167.00
CHF161.50
$88.09
₴2,287.68
-47.3%
Average -42.4%
Switzerland 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: January 2022
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