Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 37.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH306.74
|
$5.23
COP20,735.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH255.61
|
$7.84
COP31,103.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.10
|
$0.88
COP3,473.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.60
|
$0.66
COP2,602.88
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.60
|
$1.45
COP5,759.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH174.05
|
$2.33
COP9,252.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH157.12
|
$5.25
COP20,843.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH72.06
|
$2.41
COP9,563.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.88
|
$2.51
COP9,947.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.91
|
$1.20
COP4,765.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.76
|
$0.56
COP2,235.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.60
|
$0.60
COP2,390.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.93
|
$0.66
COP2,614.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.39
|
$0.48
COP1,918.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.17
|
$0.51
COP2,007.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH208.94
|
$3.81
COP15,127.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH391.09
|
$39.20
COP155,519.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,252,502.23
|
$16,985.30
COP67,391,632.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH169.73
|
$14.23
COP56,463.82
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH235.38
|
$27.89
COP110,668.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,604.53
|
$462.40
COP1,834,648.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,194.37
|
$318.00
COP1,261,730.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,916.07
|
$80.89
COP320,946.90
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,776.85
|
$232.36
COP921,909.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH278,252.83
|
$7,463.73
COP29,613,438.30
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.12
|
$1.18
COP4,665.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH54.27
|
$1.63
COP6,467.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH92.02
|
$2.35
COP9,331.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,083.52
|
$23.52
COP93,325.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH204.49
|
$5.23
COP20,735.89
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,802.85
|
$56.58
COP224,494.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,477.91
|
$44.12
COP175,045.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,530.86
|
$89.61
COP355,530.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,823.08
|
$77.11
COP305,931.63
|
|
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