Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 14.0% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY211.54
|
$5.53
UAH228.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY205.98
|
$5.04
UAH208.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.52
|
$0.61
UAH25.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.35
|
$0.41
UAH16.98
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.47
|
$0.59
UAH24.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY120.68
|
$3.81
UAH157.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY98.01
|
$3.66
UAH151.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.47
|
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY85.64
|
$1.72
UAH70.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.60
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.89
|
$0.67
UAH27.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.01
|
$0.67
UAH27.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.89
|
$0.83
UAH34.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.93
|
$0.21
UAH8.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.77
|
$0.33
UAH13.64
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY153.23
|
$5.08
UAH210.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY638.61
|
$10.14
UAH419.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,398,344.67
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,113,397.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY221.52
|
$3.91
UAH161.62
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY353.81
|
$5.56
UAH229.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,558.01
|
$280.46
UAH11,602.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,206.45
|
$189.50
UAH7,839.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,471.85
|
$59.87
UAH2,476.85
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,430.98
|
$240.96
UAH9,967.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY199,566.24
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,349.81
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY80.60
|
$1.02
UAH42.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.19
|
$1.09
UAH45.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.03
|
$2.12
UAH87.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,114.44
|
$20.75
UAH858.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY149.88
|
$3.69
UAH152.54
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,536.69
|
$47.47
UAH1,963.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,262.14
|
$31.04
UAH1,284.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,713.67
|
$71.91
UAH2,974.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,492.05
|
$83.50
UAH3,454.06
|
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