Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.56
|
$15.81
€14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.47
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.04
|
$2.51
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.69
|
$6.81
€6.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.16
|
$5.59
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.04
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.91
|
$5.01
€4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.09
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.52
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.86
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.13
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.81
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.63
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.95
|
$7.33
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH419.10
|
$38.24
€34.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,112,614.38
|
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.51
|
$19.55
€17.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.78
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,594.11
|
$660.64
€601.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,833.60
|
$504.89
€459.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,475.10
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,960.97
|
$519.28
€472.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,228.59
|
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.27
|
$4.97
€4.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.22
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.60
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH857.74
|
$52.41
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.43
|
$9.51
€8.66
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,962.45
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,283.17
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,972.58
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,451.63
|
$115.51
€105.18
|
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