Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 55.7% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 71.2% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 23.7% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 82.7% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Mexico

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Mexico are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico.

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Mexico vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 58.3% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$10.46 MX$193.35	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$9.03 MX$166.91	+55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$1.43 MX$26.47	+94.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$1.04 MX$19.32	+111.1%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$2.72 MX$50.21	+273.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$4.30 MX$79.55
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$6.19 MX$114.55	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$2.55 MX$47.12	+36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$3.66 MX$67.67	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$1.30 MX$23.98	+169.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$0.70 MX$12.93	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$0.94 MX$17.44	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$0.84 MX$15.45	-23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$0.90 MX$16.67	+184.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$0.91 MX$16.80	+285.5%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 23.7% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$5.55 MX$102.60	-9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$30.03 MX$555.39	+116.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$20.12 MX$372.17	+306.7%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 82.7% more for housing

	Ukraine	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$30.02 MX$555.11	+412.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+98.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+109.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$49.08 MX$907.55	-27.4%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-14.0%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$2.63 MX$48.58	+136.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$3.45 MX$63.89	+158.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$4.64 MX$85.88	+57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$39.21 MX$725.11	+41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$5.46 MX$100.90	+31.0%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$42.67 MX$789.09	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+3.0%
Average			+10.8%

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