Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 58.3% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Texas, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$4.65
₴170.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$3.61
₴132.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.49
₴18.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.39
₴14.36
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$0.54
₴19.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$3.21
₴118.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.15
₴116.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$1.46
₴53.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$1.56
₴57.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.22
₴8.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.47
₴17.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.50
₴18.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.72
₴26.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.17
₴6.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.25
₴9.26
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.81
₴140.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$7.13
₴262.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$19,124.68
₴703,838.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$3.35
₴123.21
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$4.40
₴162.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$234.03
₴8,612.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$155.62
₴5,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$61.95
₴2,279.83
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$183.02
₴6,735.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$3,871.85
₴142,494.21
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$0.85
₴31.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$0.96
₴35.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$1.95
₴71.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$18.82
₴692.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$2.98
₴109.51
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Texas
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$40.33
₴1,484.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$30.46
₴1,121.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$64.81
₴2,385.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$73.44
₴2,702.91
|
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