Cost of Living in Ukraine
National currency is Hryvnia (UHR). 1 USD = 27 Hryvnia. In order to live comfortably while you are in Ukraine, you’ll need to have about 1500 USD to 2000 USD per year available for living costs above tuition costs. The cost of living in Ukraine is a lot cheaper than most other European cities. You can change foreign currency in banks, kiosks or the international airports.
In the airports the currency rate is the same as in other places. Payment for purchasing and services is done in hryvnias. Nevertheless, some companies take payments in USD. Most of the shops, hotels, transport companies, clubs and restaurants accept major international credit cards. Most cities have a well developed network of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
for most banks, including AVAL bank which is the most popular among foreign students. We help students open an account with this bank where they can save money both in foreign currency and Ukrainian hryvnia. Departments of the bank are situated in many regions throughout the country. It’s easy to transfer money through the Western Union.
Cost of Student Life in Ukraine
Average English language tuition fees per year are:
Engineering courses = $2300
Computer Sciences = $2300
Business and Finance = $2000
Social Sciences = $2500
Medicine =$4200
Postgraduate courses = $3000
Average Ukrainian language tuition fees per year are:
Preparatory Language Course = $1300
Engineering courses = $1500
Computer Sciences = $1500
Business and Finance = $1500
Social Sciences = $1500
Medicine =$3500
Postgraduate courses = $3000
Rent Per Month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in the city centre from $250 per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside the city centre from $ 150 per month
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in the city centre $350 per month
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside the city centre $200 per month
Hostels
From $500 to $700 dollars per year
Food in Ukraine is very cheap e.g.: 1US$ can buy 4 Kg of potatoes, 4 kg of onions or 3 litres of milk.
Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Lviv is 127.5 km from Ternopil (2hrs by train or bus). To get from the airport to Ternopil you can take a taxi/Bus, shuttle-bus, bus. You can also order pick up service from the university. Besides Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Lviv you can take international flights from Kiev, Simferopol, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk or Donetsk. International railway connections are with Bulgaria, Check, Slovak, Germany and Poland. International bus routes are from Poland, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany. You can also get from Turkey by ship.
Ukraine has a well developed transportation system, so all parts of the country are accessible by train or bus. The fare over a 500 km distance is approximately US$12-15. Train tickets can be bought in advance either at the railway station or in the city. On the day of departure a ticket can be bought only at the train station.
For air travel within the country you can buy tickets from the local companies. Flights over a 500 km distance approximately cost US$60.
Local transport includes buses, trolleybuses, trams and taxis. The fare is US$0.15. You can buy tickets from the conductor or in yellow kiosks at stops.
The fare for taxis is $US1 + US$0.20 per 1 km.
In Kyiv, Kharkiv or Dnipropetrovsk you can take the subway, paying at the entrance a US$0.12 ticket regardless of destination or time taken. During the warm seasons water transport is available on the Dnieper river or by the Black Sea.
Stationery
The stationery costs are low e.g. a bundle of 1000 rough papers costs 2 US$. Pen, pencils other products are also reasonably priced.
Books
The text books are provided by the university libraries.
