Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 52.7% cheaper than New Mexico.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.40
|
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
|
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,466.85
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
|
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.22
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,396.70
|
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.76
|
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.88
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,076.67
|
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,300.00
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
|
pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
|
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.19
|
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.78
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.25
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.10
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.23
|
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
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