Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 50.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Finland, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$5.53
UAH229.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$5.04
UAH208.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.61
UAH25.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.41
UAH17.01
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$3.81
UAH158.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$3.66
UAH151.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.29
UAH12.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.67
UAH27.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.67
UAH27.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.83
UAH34.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.21
UAH8.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.33
UAH13.67
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.08
UAH210.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$10.14
UAH420.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,115,321.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$3.91
UAH161.90
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$5.56
UAH230.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$280.46
UAH11,622.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$189.50
UAH7,852.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$59.87
UAH2,481.13
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$240.96
UAH9,985.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,647.67
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.02
UAH42.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.09
UAH45.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$2.12
UAH87.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$20.75
UAH859.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$3.69
UAH152.80
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$47.47
UAH1,967.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$31.04
UAH1,286.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$71.91
UAH2,979.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$83.50
UAH3,460.02
|
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