Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 55.2% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
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New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.38
|
$5.53
UAH228.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$13.97
|
$5.04
UAH208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
$0.61
UAH25.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.22
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.04
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.61
|
$3.81
UAH157.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.22
|
$3.66
UAH151.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.21
|
$1.72
UAH71.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.89
|
$1.72
UAH70.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.90
|
$0.29
UAH12.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
$0.67
UAH27.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
$0.67
UAH27.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.13
|
$0.83
UAH34.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$0.21
UAH8.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
$0.33
UAH13.63
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.37
|
$5.08
UAH209.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$104.21
|
$10.14
UAH419.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$37,773.72
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,112,614.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.31
|
$3.91
UAH161.51
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$83.66
|
$5.56
UAH229.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,637.09
|
$280.46
UAH11,594.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,350.48
|
$189.50
UAH7,833.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$142.42
|
$59.87
UAH2,475.10
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,046.73
|
$240.96
UAH9,960.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,685.02
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,228.59
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.40
|
$1.02
UAH42.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.46
|
$1.09
UAH45.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.06
|
$2.12
UAH87.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$61.97
|
$20.75
UAH857.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.15
|
$3.69
UAH152.43
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$105.86
|
$47.47
UAH1,962.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$65.70
|
$31.04
UAH1,283.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$159.42
|
$71.91
UAH2,972.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$175.24
|
$83.50
UAH3,451.63
|
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