€Cost of Living
Europe Β· Eastern Europe Β· 2025 price levels

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Cost of living in Ukraine

βˆ’62% Everyday spending in Ukraine costs 62% less than the EU average.

Eurostat publishes no breakdown by category for Ukraine, so this is the World Bank's overall household price level, set against the EU.

Against its neighbours

Cheaper than Kazakhstan (European)

Household spending, EU average = 100.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί EU100
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukraine38
72% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there

The basics

Status
Eastern Europe
Stay
90-day visa-free for most EEA citizens.
Healthcare
Travel Insurance recommended.
Say it locally

Seven phrases

Hello
Pryvit
Thank you
Dyakuyu
Yes/No
Tak / Ni
How are you?
Yak spravy?
Excuse me
Vybachte
Check, please!
Rakhunok, bud' laska!
Do you speak English?
Vy hovoryte anhliys'koyu?
Cities

Three places to live

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Google Maps Search Hub

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Useful Links

🏠 Housing & Rent

Link Description
DIM.RIA Property listings
OLX Classifieds: property

πŸ’Ό Jobs

Link Description
Work.ua Job listings
Robota.ua Job listings

Links checked: October 2026

Where the numbers come from
  1. World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.
  2. Against the EU: the World Bank's level divided by the EU's on the same scale (75.0, from the countries both sources cover).