Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 2.3 times more expensive than Zaporizhzhya.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Vasteras

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Vasteras are more expensive than in Zaporizhzhya. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Vasteras.

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Vasteras vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vasteras instead of Zaporizhzhya, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$14.00 SEK138.74	+109.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 UAH210.23	$10.00 SEK99.10	+113.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH25.84	$2.30 SEK22.79	+299.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH17.42	$2.18 SEK21.64	+462.9%
Average			+148.3%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 UAH30.14	$2.97 SEK29.40	+342.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 UAH175.19	$6.02 SEK59.71	+54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23 UAH190.11	$5.38 SEK53.34	+27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 UAH76.99	$3.99 SEK39.53	+132.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH86.24	$5.76 SEK57.09	+200.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UAH25.54	$1.42 SEK14.08	+149.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH31.33	$1.12 SEK11.13	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH33.45	$1.66 SEK16.48	+123.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 UAH44.31	$1.98 SEK19.67	+101.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH14.64	$0.66 SEK6.52	+101.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.79 SEK7.86	+221.9%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 UAH269.28	$6.48 SEK64.22	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.23 SEK706.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 UAH182.70	$23.49 SEK232.88	+477.6%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.31 UAH283.64	$42.96 SEK425.88	+580.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.63 UAH9,282.13	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+258.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.57 UAH7,257.92	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+269.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.75 UAH3,313.13	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+87.2%
Average			+240.1%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.06 UAH12,580.40	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.70 UAH121K	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	+84.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 UAH40.04	$7.00 SEK69.37	+685.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 UAH51.31	$4.33 SEK42.94	+279.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 UAH124.94	$7.10 SEK70.36	+155.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.71 UAH1,334.79	$34.74 SEK344.37	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 UAH200.22	$16.50 SEK163.51	+270.1%
Average			+212.3%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Zaporizhzhya	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.34 UAH1,902.08	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+144.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 UAH1,801.97	$39.99 SEK396.39	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	$87.47 SEK867.11	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.97 UAH4,715.50	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+30.2%
Average			+32.8%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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