Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 62.4% cheaper than Wollongong.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Wollongong, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.28
A$25.94
|
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.51
A$11.27
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.49
|
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
A$3.46
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
A$2.60
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
A$8.31
|
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
A$6.90
|
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
A$4.42
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
A$5.95
|
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.79
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
A$1.56
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
A$2.35
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
A$3.03
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.13
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.13
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
A$6.93
|
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.95
A$71.98
|
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$44,315.54
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
A$26.74
|
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
A$75.82
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,277.49
A$1,917.57
|
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$755.42
A$1,133.92
|
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.57
A$212.51
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,595.01
A$2,394.19
|
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,626.48
A$21,955.09
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
|
pay 76.4% less for entertainment and sports
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$10.97
|
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.62
|
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.25
A$73.92
|
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.45
|
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Wollongong
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.73
A$139.19
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.64
A$125.54
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.37
A$194.20
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$172.79
A$259.37
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
|
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