Cost of living comparison
Castries is 2.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Castries instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
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pay 5.6 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 91.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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