Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Mexico

Chapala vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Chapala is 0.9% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% more in Chapala
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Chapala
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Chapala
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Chapala
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Chapala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Chapala
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Chapala

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Chapala are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chapala.

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Chapala vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chapala instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 15.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Chapala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$11.67 MX$215.86	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$7.23 MX$133.74	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.67 MX$30.86	+108.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.22 MX$22.63	+114.7%
Average			+15.5%

Kiev vs. Chapala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Chapala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$2.24 MX$41.46	+156.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$4.06 MX$75.10	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$5.62 MX$103.85	+11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.34 MX$43.21	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$2.52 MX$46.67	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$1.03 MX$19.02	+85.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.60 MX$11.08	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.70 MX$12.89	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.79 MX$14.70	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.73 MX$13.42	+155.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.63 MX$11.67	+197.2%
Average			+29.3%

Kiev vs. Chapala - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Chapala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$5.60 MX$103.63	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$27.89 MX$515.77	+381.3%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Chapala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$24.93 MX$461.07	+277.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	+37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$37.40 MX$691.64	-51.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Chapala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	-80.4%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Chapala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$2.23 MX$41.15	+66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$3.36 MX$62.22	+97.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$4.21 MX$77.88	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$23.63 MX$436.92	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$3.00 MX$55.48	-46.2%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Chapala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$38.94 MX$720.16	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$52.85 MX$977.35	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$36.16 MX$668.72	-69.9%
Average			-41.0%

Kiev vs. Chapala - Cost of clothing

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