Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Rome instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
$6.93
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
$5.10
€4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
$721.77
€673.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
$516.83
€482.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
$103.39
€96.45
|
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