Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kiev or Colombo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.