Cost of living comparison
Kentucky is 3.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴171.57
|
$14.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴133.35
|
$8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.23
|
$1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.41
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴19.99
|
$2.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴118.61
|
$5.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴116.45
|
$2.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴53.83
|
$3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴57.55
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.30
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.29
|
$0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.46
|
$1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.68
|
$1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.21
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.29
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴140.71
|
$3.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴263.22
|
$42.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴706,231.20
|
$22,691.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴123.63
|
$17.42
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴162.64
|
$64.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,642.26
|
$970.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,746.63
|
$750.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,287.58
|
$131.64
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,758.47
|
$1,161.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴142,978.57
|
$8,235.28
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴31.36
|
$3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.57
|
$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴71.87
|
$6.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴695.02
|
$24.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴109.88
|
$10.56
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Kentucky
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,489.19
|
$39.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,124.94
|
$30.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,393.45
|
$80.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,712.10
|
$105.25
|
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