Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.28
₴156.05
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₴16.18
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₴13.00
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
₴107.81
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
₴107.00
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₴53.98
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
₴8.59
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴13.94
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₴15.77
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
₴24.57
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₴5.69
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴7.31
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
₴120.78
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
₴252.43
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.50
₴103.47
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₴29.82
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
₴31.04
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.36
₴660.37
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.81
₴112.66
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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