Australia vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
36
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
51%
🎓 Higher education
98
62
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
27.2M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 288% more expensive than in Ukraine ($626). Australia ranked 12th vs 164th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 4th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Australia and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$6.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
17.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$5486

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$882
2.95M
Kharkiv
$499
1.42M
Dnipro
$748
969K
Odesa
$635
1.01M
Donetsk
$528
902K
Lviv
$761
717K
Zaporizhia
$485
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$492
604K
Mykolaiv
$534
470K
Luhansk
$761
418K
Vinnytsia
$584
370K
Makiivka
$549
343K
Chernihiv
$500
287K
Cherkasy
$476
270K
Poltava
$490
283K
Mariupol
$529
250K
Chernivtsi
$574
265K
Horlivka
$639
257K
Khmelnytskyi
$546
274K
Sumy
$516
266K
Kamianske
$637
227K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$487
238K
Kherson
$414
279K
Zhytomyr
$562
262K
Rivne
$405
245K
Kremenchuk
$465
215K
Bila Tserkva
$487
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$599
220K
Ternopil
$464
225K
Lutsk
$554
216K