Germany vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$927
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1579
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
36
🌐 English speaking %
55.7%
51%
🎓 Higher education
94
62
😀 Quality of life
93
50
🏙️ Population
83.5M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1764) is 185% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). Germany ranked 26th vs 165th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 12th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Germany and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$869
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6140
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4063
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.84
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.5
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.4
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.8
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16025
$6277

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K