Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Australia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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