Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 62.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of United States, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Ukraine
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.65
₴170.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.61
₴132.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.49
₴18.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.39
₴14.36
|
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pay 65.0% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.54
₴19.92
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.21
₴118.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.15
₴116.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.46
₴53.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.56
₴57.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.22
₴8.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.47
₴17.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.50
₴18.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.72
₴26.59
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.17
₴6.19
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.25
₴9.26
|
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pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.81
₴140.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$7.13
₴262.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$19,124.68
₴703,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.35
₴123.21
|
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pay 80.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$4.40
₴162.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$234.03
₴8,612.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$155.62
₴5,727.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$61.95
₴2,279.83
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$183.02
₴6,735.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,871.85
₴142,494.21
|
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pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$0.85
₴31.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$0.96
₴35.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.95
₴71.63
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$18.82
₴692.66
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$2.98
₴109.51
|
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pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$40.33
₴1,484.15
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$30.46
₴1,121.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$64.81
₴2,385.35
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$73.44
₴2,702.91
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