Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 3.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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