Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 35.4% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
|
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