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$180.38
|
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
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