Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.0 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 78.7% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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