Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 3.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.76
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
$5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
$3.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
$4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.09
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH427.22
|
$61.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,906.37
|
$32,661.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.78
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
$59.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,350.59
|
$1,081.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,786.54
|
$827.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.65
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,285.00
|
$947.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,183.61
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
$4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
$4.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
$9.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH851.20
|
$36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.44
|
$48.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.45
|
$44.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.41
|
$80.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,379.66
|
$98.19
|
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