Cost of living comparison
France is 3.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in France instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴169.48
|
$16.13
€14.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴131.73
|
$9.98
€9.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.01
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.23
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴19.75
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴117.17
|
$8.33
€7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴115.03
|
$4.25
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴53.18
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴56.85
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.20
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.08
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.23
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.35
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.14
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.18
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴139.00
|
$7.84
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴260.01
|
$52.45
€48.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴697,623.91
|
$26,223.89
€24,087.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴122.13
|
$18.05
€16.58
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴160.66
|
$30.93
€28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,536.93
|
$760.64
€698.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,676.59
|
$610.71
€560.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,259.70
|
$135.03
€124.04
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,676.10
|
$674.24
€619.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴141,235.99
|
$11,309.03
€10,387.91
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴30.98
|
$6.24
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.14
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴70.99
|
$11.11
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴686.55
|
$37.98
€34.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴108.54
|
$11.22
€10.31
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,471.04
|
$85.18
€78.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,111.23
|
$38.90
€35.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,364.28
|
$90.98
€83.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,679.05
|
$122.71
€112.72
|
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