Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 32.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 93.4% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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