School Preparation Costs in 2026 Amount to 4130 UAH, Ranging from 12% to 23% of Salaries

The basic preparation for one child for school in 2026 will cost about 4130 UAH, which amounts to between 12% and 23% of the median monthly salary depending on the region. In the Kherson region, expenses account for 23% of the median salary of 18175 UAH, while in the Sumy region, it is 21% of 20000 UAH. In the Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia regions, costs are about 18% of the median salary, and in the Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, they are around 17%. In the Khmelnytskyi region, expenses are 16%, while in the Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Volyn, and Odesa regions, they are 15%. In the Ternopil, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, and Kyiv regions, it is about 14%. The lowest share of expenses is in the Lviv region at 12%, where the median salary is 35000 UAH. Thus, the financial burden on families varies by region.