Cost of living comparison
Halifax is 3.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Halifax instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH229.11
|
$16.88
CA$23.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.98
|
$9.54
CA$13.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.10
|
$2.15
CA$2.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.01
|
$1.76
CA$2.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
$2.71
CA$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH158.07
|
$6.20
CA$8.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.53
|
$7.79
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
$3.75
CA$5.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
$5.75
CA$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.12
|
$2.11
CA$2.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.58
|
$0.74
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.93
|
$1.76
CA$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.22
|
$2.21
CA$3.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.83
|
$1.09
CA$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.67
|
$1.07
CA$1.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH210.46
|
$4.84
CA$6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH420.12
|
$60.55
CA$84.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,115,321.69
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,642.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.90
|
$13.83
CA$19.22
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH230.34
|
$78.13
CA$108.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,622.32
|
$1,445.28
CA$2,007.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,852.67
|
$1,168.72
CA$1,623.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,481.13
|
$144.60
CA$200.88
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,985.21
|
$845.72
CA$1,174.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,647.67
|
$14,066.19
CA$19,541.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.37
|
$5.69
CA$7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.33
|
$3.78
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.81
|
$14.68
CA$20.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH859.83
|
$49.23
CA$68.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.80
|
$9.72
CA$13.51
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,967.22
|
$59.89
CA$83.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,286.29
|
$34.20
CA$47.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,979.81
|
$103.31
CA$143.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,460.02
|
$92.23
CA$128.12
|
|
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