Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 61.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$5.53
UAH229.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$5.04
UAH208.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.61
UAH25.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.41
UAH17.01
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$3.81
UAH158.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$3.66
UAH151.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$0.29
UAH12.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.67
UAH27.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.67
UAH27.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.83
UAH34.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.21
UAH8.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.33
UAH13.67
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$5.08
UAH210.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$10.14
UAH420.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,115,321.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$3.91
UAH161.90
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$5.56
UAH230.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$280.46
UAH11,622.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$189.50
UAH7,852.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$59.87
UAH2,481.13
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$240.96
UAH9,985.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,647.67
|
|
pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$1.02
UAH42.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.09
UAH45.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$2.12
UAH87.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$20.75
UAH859.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$3.69
UAH152.80
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$47.47
UAH1,967.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$31.04
UAH1,286.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$71.91
UAH2,979.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$83.50
UAH3,460.02
|
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