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
$10,981
|
$4.65
₴167.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$21,316
|
$3.61
₴129.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,439
|
$0.49
₴17.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,859
|
$0.39
₴14.04
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,538
|
$0.54
₴19.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,526
|
$3.21
₴115.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$13,281
|
$3.15
₴113.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,691
|
$1.46
₴52.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,304
|
$1.56
₴56.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,370
|
$0.22
₴8.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,190
|
$0.47
₴16.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,490
|
$0.50
₴17.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,607
|
$0.72
₴25.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,232
|
$0.17
₴6.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,355
|
$0.25
₴9.05
|
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pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,253
|
$3.81
₴137.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$95,740
|
$7.13
₴256.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$59,267,409
|
$19,124.68
₴688,022.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$45,733
|
$3.35
₴120.44
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$86,660
|
$4.40
₴158.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$845,628
|
$234.03
₴8,419.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$714,321
|
$155.62
₴5,598.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$189,098
|
$61.95
₴2,228.60
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$423,017
|
$183.02
₴6,584.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$12,180,013
|
$3,871.85
₴139,292.11
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,632
|
$0.85
₴30.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,888
|
$0.96
₴34.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,692
|
$1.95
₴70.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$74,362
|
$18.82
₴677.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,811
|
$2.98
₴107.05
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$164,195
|
$40.33
₴1,450.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$110,785
|
$30.46
₴1,095.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$244,468
|
$64.81
₴2,331.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$183,091
|
$73.44
₴2,642.17
|
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