Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 10.8% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$5.53
UAH218.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$5.04
UAH198.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$0.61
UAH23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$0.59
UAH23.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$3.81
UAH150.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$3.66
UAH144.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$1.72
UAH67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$1.72
UAH67.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$0.29
UAH11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.67
UAH26.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$0.67
UAH26.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$0.83
UAH32.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.21
UAH8.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.33
UAH13.01
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$5.08
UAH200.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.14
UAH400.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,061,893.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$3.91
UAH154.15
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$5.56
UAH219.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$280.46
UAH11,065.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$189.50
UAH7,476.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$59.87
UAH2,362.27
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$240.96
UAH9,506.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,377.11
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$1.02
UAH40.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$2.12
UAH83.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$20.75
UAH818.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$3.69
UAH145.48
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$47.47
UAH1,872.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$31.04
UAH1,224.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$71.91
UAH2,837.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$83.50
UAH3,294.27
|
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