Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 21.9% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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