Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴172.25
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.30
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.47
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴119.08
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴116.91
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴57.78
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.33
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.36
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.53
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.78
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.24
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.33
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴141.27
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴264.26
|
$40.24
€37.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
$22,158.38
€20,682.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴124.12
|
$13.03
€12.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
$34.83
€32.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
$429.23
€400.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
$358.56
€334.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
$172.07
€160.61
|
|
pay 80.1% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
$341.10
€318.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
$6,725.16
€6,277.26
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴31.49
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.71
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴697.76
|
$45.22
€42.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴110.31
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
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pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
$76.36
€71.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
$36.41
€33.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
$77.82
€72.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
$99.20
€92.59
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