Ukrainians spend about half of money on food – statistics

Ukraine's State Statistics Service has said Ukrainians spend about half of their money on food.

"A two-member family allocates UAH 9,000 (US$335) for their needs per month on the average; of which, about half is spent on food," reads the report, according to the TV news service TSN.ua.

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It is noted meat is the largest expense item. Ukrainians spend about UAH 1,000 (US$37.22) on buying meat. In addition, they spend almost the same amount on bread, milk, cheese, and eggs. The average cost of vegetables is a mere UAH 300 (US$11.16). The lowest spending is on fruit and sweets.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the average nominal wage of a full-time employee shrank by 8.9% in Ukraine in April 2020 against March 2020, while growing by 1.6% year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 10,430, or US$388. The average nominal rate of a full-time employee in Ukraine in April 2020 was 2.2 times up from the minimum wage set at UAH 4,723 (US$176).