Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Finland instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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