Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Germany instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴169.48
|
$12.84
€11.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴131.73
|
$9.44
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.01
|
$2.65
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.23
|
$2.37
€2.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴19.75
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴117.17
|
$6.74
€6.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴115.03
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴53.18
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴56.85
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.20
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.08
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.23
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.35
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.14
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.18
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴139.00
|
$8.31
€7.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴260.01
|
$73.47
€67.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴697,623.91
|
$27,050.12
€24,846.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴122.13
|
$21.90
€20.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴160.66
|
$37.93
€34.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,536.93
|
$759.74
€697.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,676.59
|
$577.93
€530.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,259.70
|
$202.18
€185.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,676.10
|
$325.78
€299.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴141,235.99
|
$11,890.74
€10,922.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴30.98
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.14
|
$3.27
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴70.99
|
$8.03
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴686.55
|
$34.77
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴108.54
|
$12.08
€11.09
|
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pay 55.3% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,471.04
|
$80.79
€74.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,111.23
|
$39.60
€36.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,364.28
|
$88.39
€81.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,679.05
|
$113.48
€104.24
|
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