Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 2.8 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$6.41
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$4.39
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$20.98
€19.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$743.39
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$559.19
€519.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$182.41
€169.39
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$567.15
€526.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$16,334.68
€15,169.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$38.69
€35.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$72.13
€66.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$33.23
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$80.53
€74.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$102.09
€94.81
|
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