Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
$4.65
₴182.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
$0.49
₴19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
$0.39
₴15.37
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
$3.21
₴126.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
$3.15
₴124.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
$1.56
₴61.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
$0.22
₴8.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
$0.47
₴18.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
$0.50
₴19.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
$0.72
₴28.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
$0.17
₴6.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
$0.25
₴9.91
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
$3.81
₴150.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
$7.13
₴280.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
$3.35
₴131.85
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
$0.85
₴33.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
$0.96
₴37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
$18.82
₴741.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
$2.98
₴117.18
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
|
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
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