Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 1.9% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$7.58
UAH299.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
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