Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 4.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
$21.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
$10.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
$2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
$3.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
$7.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
$4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
$4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
$2.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
$3.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
$71.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
$33,785.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
$17.40
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
$68.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
$2,074.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
$1,940.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
$139.83
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
$1,960.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
$26,428.57
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
$6.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
$12.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
$81.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
$14.20
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
$50.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
$41.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
$83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
$116.52
|
|
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