Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Mexico

Queretaro vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Queretaro is 30.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Queretaro
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Queretaro
Transportation: pay 24.2% more in Queretaro
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Queretaro
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Queretaro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% more in Queretaro
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Queretaro

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

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Queretaro vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Queretaro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$11.13 MX$207.71	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$9.74 MX$181.75	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$1.63 MX$30.46	+104.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$1.09 MX$20.34	+91.1%
Average			+23.7%

Kiev vs. Queretaro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Queretaro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$2.75 MX$51.40	+214.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$4.51 MX$84.11	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$7.33 MX$136.81	+45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$2.75 MX$51.32	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$4.10 MX$76.63	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.58 MX$29.52	+185.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.75 MX$13.96	+5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.01 MX$18.93	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$0.89 MX$16.54	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$0.83 MX$15.57	+194.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$0.82 MX$15.30	+286.1%
Average			+66.2%

Kiev vs. Queretaro - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Queretaro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$5.91 MX$110.28	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$25.82 MX$482.03	+131.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,528.95 MX$402K	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$24.48 MX$456.96	+322.5%
Average			+24.2%

Kiev vs. Queretaro - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Queretaro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$25.11 MX$468.80	+279.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$865.77 MX$16,162.53	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$567.79 MX$10,599.77	+65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$45.04 MX$840.79	-41.2%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Queretaro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$270.74 MX$5,054.31	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$5,118.12 MX$95,547.19	-66.0%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Queretaro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$3.34 MX$62.31	+149.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$3.69 MX$68.92	+117.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$4.63 MX$86.41	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$58.07 MX$1,083.99	+59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$7.51 MX$140.21	+34.8%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Queretaro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$53.55 MX$999.74	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$45.50 MX$849.50	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$101.55 MX$1,895.81	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$99.75 MX$1,862.11	-16.9%
Average			-7.8%

Kiev vs. Queretaro - Cost of clothing

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