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
₴172.25
|
$16.13
€15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
$9.98
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.30
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.47
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴119.08
|
$8.33
€7.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴116.91
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴57.78
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.33
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.36
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.53
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.78
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.24
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.33
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴141.27
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴264.26
|
$52.45
€48.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
$26,223.89
€24,477.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴124.12
|
$18.05
€16.85
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
$30.93
€28.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
$760.64
€709.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
$610.71
€570.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
$135.03
€126.04
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
$674.24
€629.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
$11,309.03
€10,555.85
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴31.49
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.71
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴697.76
|
$37.98
€35.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴110.31
|
$11.22
€10.47
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
$85.18
€79.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
$38.90
€36.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
$90.98
€84.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
$122.71
€114.54
|
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