Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Slovakia

Zilina vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost of Living Summary

Zilina is 88.8% more expensive than Zaporizhzhya.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Zilina
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in Zilina
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Zilina
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Zilina
Childcare: pay 90.1% more in Zilina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.7% more in Zilina
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Zilina

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

Planning a move to Slovakia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Zilina vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$10.08 €8.97	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 UAH210.23	$7.84 €6.98	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH25.84	$1.72 €1.53	+199.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH17.42	$1.43 €1.27	+268.2%
Average			+83.2%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 UAH30.14	$1.38 €1.23	+105.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 UAH175.19	$6.29 €5.60	+61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23 UAH190.11	$4.04 €3.59	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 UAH76.99	$3.76 €3.35	+119.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH86.24	$3.24 €2.88	+68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UAH25.54	$0.77 €0.69	+35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH31.33	$0.94 €0.84	+35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH33.45	$1.07 €0.95	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 UAH44.31	$2.03 €1.81	+106.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH14.64	$0.61 €0.54	+86.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.70 €0.62	+184.2%
Average			+69.7%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 UAH269.28	$6.74 €6.00	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.39 €19.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 UAH182.70	$10.64 €9.47	+161.5%
Average			+14.5%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.31 UAH283.64	$20.21 €17.99	+220.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.63 UAH9,282.13	$582.26 €518.23	+181.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.57 UAH7,257.92	$488.95 €435.18	+202.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.75 UAH3,313.13	$176.96 €157.50	+139.9%
Average			+184.8%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 90.1% more for childcare

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.06 UAH12,580.40	$407.02 €362.27	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.70 UAH121K	$6,718.41 €5,979.63	+148.6%
Average			+90.1%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 UAH40.04	$2.24 €1.99	+151.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 UAH51.31	$2.48 €2.21	+117.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 UAH124.94	$6.27 €5.58	+125.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.71 UAH1,334.79	$36.39 €32.39	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 UAH200.22	$9.52 €8.47	+113.5%
Average			+93.7%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Zaporizhzhya	Zilina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.34 UAH1,902.08	$64.38 €57.30	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 UAH1,801.97	$27.99 €24.92	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	$81.97 €72.96	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.97 UAH4,715.50	$93.17 €82.93	-11.2%
Average			-3.5%

Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Zaporizhzhya vs. Zilina

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Zilina?

More cost comparisons

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Dublin

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Bangkok

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Paris

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Madrid

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Shanghai

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Quito

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Rome

Zaporizhzhya vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Ukraine vs. Slovakia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Ukraine and Slovakia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Zaporizhzhya

Add prices for Zilina

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Zilina or Zaporizhzhya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.