Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 8.7% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$11,938
|
$4.65
₴172.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$23,174
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,651
|
$0.49
₴18.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$2,021
|
$0.39
₴14.47
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,846
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$7,095
|
$3.21
₴119.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$14,438
|
$3.15
₴116.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$7,274
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,853
|
$1.56
₴57.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,663
|
$0.22
₴8.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,294
|
$0.47
₴17.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,620
|
$0.50
₴18.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,747
|
$0.72
₴26.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,339
|
$0.17
₴6.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,474
|
$0.25
₴9.33
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,972
|
$3.81
₴141.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$104,082
|
$7.13
₴264.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$64,431,275
|
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$49,718
|
$3.35
₴124.12
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$94,210
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$919,307
|
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$776,558
|
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$205,574
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$459,874
|
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$13,241,236
|
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,948
|
$0.85
₴31.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$5,314
|
$0.96
₴35.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$8,362
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$80,841
|
$18.82
₴697.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$12,841
|
$2.98
₴110.31
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$178,501
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$120,437
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$265,768
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$199,043
|
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
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