Cost of Living in Ukraine - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Ukraine
Address: UA

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $441 (excluding rent), and $785 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,113 (excluding rent), and $1,646 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.40 ₴323

$3.71 ₴162

$13.28 ₴579

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.49 ₴1,286

$17.21 ₴751

$49.16 ₴2,144

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.03 ₴263

$4.82 ₴210

$6.98 ₴305

Cappuccino

$1.35 ₴58.8

$0.65 ₴28.26

$1.98 ₴86.6

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 ₴26.95

$0.47 ₴20.54

$1.07 ₴46.63

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ₴18.71

$0.35 ₴15.31

$0.71 ₴31.05

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 ₴42.77

$0.72 ₴31.22

$1.89 ₴82.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ₴73.1

$1.08 ₴47.17

$2.40 ₴105

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 ₴47.44

$0.83 ₴36.00

$1.41 ₴61.4

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 ₴29.08

$0.47 ₴20.53

$1.02 ₴44.47

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 ₴61.9

$0.98 ₴42.89

$2.45 ₴107

Eggs

$1.70 ₴74.0

$1.01 ₴43.91

$2.29 ₴99.9

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.54 ₴373

$4.81 ₴210

$16.85 ₴735

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.22 ₴184

$2.70 ₴118

$5.28 ₴230

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.61 ₴288

$4.70 ₴205

$9.40 ₴410

Apples (1kg)

$0.82 ₴35.98

$0.42 ₴18.41

$1.39 ₴60.7

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 ₴66.6

$1.07 ₴46.86

$1.90 ₴83.0

Oranges (1kg)

$1.65 ₴71.8

$1.07 ₴46.84

$2.62 ₴114

Tomato (1kg)

$2.20 ₴96.1

$0.87 ₴37.81

$3.45 ₴150

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 ₴28.62

$0.26 ₴11.20

$1.04 ₴45.21

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 ₴24.46

$0.35 ₴15.18

$1.05 ₴45.97

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 ₴55.9

$0.50 ₴21.75

$2.37 ₴103

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ₴23.95

$0.37 ₴16.27

$0.76 ₴32.99

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.77 ₴121

$2.40 ₴105

$3.31 ₴144

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 ₴204

$3.04 ₴133

$8.64 ₴377

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 ₴35.25

$0.58 ₴25.18

$1.16 ₴50.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.42 ₴62.0

$0.86 ₴37.37

$1.95 ₴84.9

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₴16.28

$0.20 ₴8.59

$0.62 ₴27.13

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.76 ₴426

$5.95 ₴259

$23.80 ₴1,038

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.97 ₴85.8

$1.23 ₴53.8

$2.96 ₴129

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 ₴16.22

$0.23 ₴9.91

$0.62 ₴27.03

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.27 ₴186

$2.38 ₴104

$7.12 ₴311

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 ₴60.9

$1.30 ₴56.9

$1.48 ₴64.4

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.1K ₴1.4M

$28.9K ₴1.3M

$32.2K ₴1.4M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.4K ₴1.1M

$23.4K ₴1.0M

$29.0K ₴1.3M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$94.0 ₴4,099

$60.2 ₴2,626

$157 ₴6,827

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.24 ₴229

$3.52 ₴154

$7.04 ₴307

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.35 ₴277

$4.97 ₴217

$8.70 ₴380

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.32 ₴1,105

$12.05 ₴526

$60.3 ₴2,628

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.88 ₴518

$7.28 ₴318

$16.99 ₴741

Cinema Ticket

$4.43 ₴193

$3.44 ₴150

$7.38 ₴322

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$293 ₴12.8K

$196 ₴8,537

$465 ₴20.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,866 ₴212.2K

$2,440 ₴106.4K

$8,784 ₴383.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.3 ₴2,499

$21.86 ₴953

$97.2 ₴4,238

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.71 ₴1,514

$17.90 ₴781

$59.7 ₴2,603

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.4 ₴3,768

$48.84 ₴2,131

$122 ₴5,326

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.2 ₴4,065

$48.04 ₴2,095

$144 ₴6,286

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$358 ₴15.6K

$215 ₴9,394

$646 ₴28.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₴11.0K

$133 ₴5,785

$415 ₴18.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$634 ₴27.7K

$364 ₴15.9K

$1,314 ₴57.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$410 ₴17.9K

$244 ₴10.6K

$731 ₴31.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,471 ₴64.2K

$1,001 ₴43.7K

$2,756 ₴120.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$895 ₴39.1K

$586 ₴25.6K

$1,274 ₴55.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$501 ₴21.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.81

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: April 11, 2026

By City in Ukraine

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Bila Tserkva	209815	27	$348	$533	$914	$1,132	4.87	139.53
2	Brovary	100623	39	$425	$773	$1,205	$1,679	86.46	93.84
3	Bucha	27460	36	$422	$709	$1,046	$1,494	118.72	161.11
4	Cherkasy	274343	36	$463	$732	$994	$1,471	85.68	144.94
5	Chernihiv	293969	36	$467	$703	$1,026	$1,352	253.97	161.37
6	Chernivtsi	266550	35	$448	$698	$1,116	$1,459	58.07	135.26
7	Dnipro	-	45	$479	$914	$1,253	$1,978	21.41	115.98
8	Horishni Plavni	-	38	$384	$769	$1,135	$1,518	175.14	79.62
9	Irpin	83057	37	$491	$739	$1,255	$1,571	126.66	195.34
10	Ivano-Frankivsk	238196	34	$403	$669	$992	$1,423	189.24	96.45
11	Izmail	74421	37	$464	$730	$1,197	$1,529	169.44	84.84
12	Kalush	67559	35	$432	$697	$1,140	$1,413	98.96	90.09
13	Kharkiv	1447652	34	$428	$693	$1,083	$1,486	123.33	153.38
14	Kherson	294941	29	$399	$592	$1,041	$1,217	77.52	76.48
15	Khmelnytskyi	269308	32	$302	$657	$978	$1,261	32.22	103.25
16	Kolomyia	61286	34	$419	$673	$1,110	$1,424	147.15	81.51
17	Kremenchuk	-	30	$389	$600	$1,000	$1,213	114.74	119.97
18	Kremenets	21451	33	$396	$642	$944	$1,397	106.7	92.31
19	Kropyvnytskyi	234712	34	$376	$672	$1,148	$1,430	141.89	71.97
20	Kryvyy Rih	-	31	$396	$617	$948	$1,188	-	-
21	Kyiv	2908249	49	$508	$983	$1,278	$2,044	32.86	182.74
22	Lutsk	217502	35	$388	$703	$842	$1,353	213.1	177.35
23	Lviv	728350	45	$456	$901	$1,175	$1,783	26.21	194.58
24	Mukachevo	85963	36	$394	$739	$750	$1,371	201.07	59.73
25	Mykolaiv	480080	36	$474	$723	$1,185	$1,499	65.88	98.81
26	Netishyn	36497	35	$373	$700	$1,010	$1,454	198.92	69.4
27	Nikopol'	119939	35	$372	$697	$969	$1,431	111.54	45.31
28	Novomoskovsk	124787	37	$436	$747	$957	$1,470	109.03	78.99
29	Odesa	1008852	37	$468	$738	$1,187	$1,601	42.62	120.94
30	Poltava	297600	32	$420	$647	$983	$1,403	203.49	152.6
31	Pryluki	-	39	$506	$775	$1,106	$1,603	30.93	83.19
32	Rivne	245323	26	$222	$528	$584	$884	252.94	141.46
33	Sumy	267633	36	$443	$725	$1,136	$1,416	99.77	86.29
34	Ternopil	218134	29	$376	$567	$920	$1,211	117.89	143.8
35	Truskavets	29220	32	$314	$633	$778	$1,259	47.36	69.98
36	Uman	86614	31	$489	$627	$1,199	$1,353	232.25	132.82
37	Uzhhorod	114867	39	$410	$778	$1,202	$1,692	87.69	102.25
38	Vinnytsia	373302	34	$456	$686	$1,025	$1,466	124.55	128.28
39	Voznesens'k	-	32	$366	$643	$1,118	$1,390	-	-
40	Vynohradiv	25481	30	$433	$598	$877	$1,426	9.2	63.71
41	Zaporizhzhya	750685	36	$421	$706	$1,122	$1,474	234.33	93.12
42	Zhytomyr	267610	36	$403	$732	$1,304	$1,536	197.9	102.63

Ukraine Median Internet Speeds (Updated April 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

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Cost of Living in Ukraine - Frequently Asked Questions

The Cost of Living in Ukraine varies by city and neighborhood, with Kyiv and other major hubs typically pricier than smaller towns, yet still more affordable than many Western European destinations. You can expect affordable groceries, diverse dining options, and reliable public transport outside tourist corridors. Housing ranges from modern apartment blocks to long-term rentals in older districts, often with room to negotiate. Seasonality affects budgeting: heating in winter can shift costs, while summer travel may alter prices for accommodations. Tip: start with a short-term stay in a few neighborhoods to gauge fit before committing long-term.

Daily life centers on practical budgeting and flexible choices. For housing, explore a mix of central locations and nearby residential districts to balance access with rent; contracts can vary, so ask about utilities and neighbors' costs. Food options range from local markets and informal eateries to modern supermarkets, with seasonal produce often the best value. Public transport is generally affordable and reliable, while ride-shares and bicycles offer options in larger cities. For errands and coworking, look for mixed-use neighborhoods with reliable internet and inexpensive cafes. Ukraine living cost varies by area, so compare a few districts before settling into a routine. Tip: set a weekly plan that focuses on essentials and occasional treats.

Quality of life hinges on a practical budgeting framework and neighborhood fit. Build a simple plan: categorize essentials, discretionary wants, and savings, then adjust monthly as seasons change. In winter, expect higher heating needs in older buildings; summer activities may shift entertainment choices to outdoor options. Choose neighborhoods by access to transit, grocery options, and safe, vibrant streets; central districts offer convenience, affordable suburbs provide space and quiet. When searching, prioritize contracts that include utilities and fast internet; compare co-working spaces by day pass rather than monthly memberships. Seasonal markets can stretch a budget with fresh produce and local specialties. Tip: calendar local deals and join community groups to learn insider tips on bargains.