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Ukraine

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New Zealand

Nelson vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 2.4 times more expensive than Zaporizhzhya.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nelson
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Nelson
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Nelson

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Nelson are more expensive than in Zaporizhzhya. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nelson.

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Nelson vs. Zaporizhzhya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson instead of Zaporizhzhya, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+105.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 UAH210.23	$8.40 NZ$14.86	+79.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH25.84	$1.75 NZ$3.10	+204.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH17.42	$1.68 NZ$2.97	+333.4%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 UAH30.14	$2.11 NZ$3.73	+214.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 UAH175.19	$4.62 NZ$8.18	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23 UAH190.11	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 UAH76.99	$5.68 NZ$10.04	+231.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH86.24	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UAH25.54	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+145.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH31.33	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH33.45	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 UAH44.31	$2.59 NZ$4.58	+162.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 UAH14.64	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+192.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.07	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+131.1%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 UAH269.28	$5.97 NZ$10.56	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 UAH182.70	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+298.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.31 UAH283.64	$42.72 NZ$75.54	+576.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.63 UAH9,282.13	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	+394.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.57 UAH7,257.92	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	+402.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.75 UAH3,313.13	$98.59 NZ$174.34	+33.7%
Average			+315.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.06 UAH12,580.40	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+60.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.70 UAH121K	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+377.3%
Average			+176.4%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 UAH40.04	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+717.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 UAH51.31	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+182.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 UAH124.94	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+805.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.71 UAH1,334.79	$100.84 NZ$178.31	+239.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 UAH200.22	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+151.4%
Average			+299.0%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Zaporizhzhya	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.34 UAH1,902.08	$52.29 NZ$92.46	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 UAH1,801.97	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.97 UAH4,715.50	$138.65 NZ$245.18	+32.1%
Average			+6.9%

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