Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 60.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
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