Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 55.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Canada, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Canada
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
|
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