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Cartagena vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Cartagena is 32.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in Cartagena
Groceries: pay 57.4% more in Cartagena
Transportation: pay 76.2% more in Cartagena
Housing: pay 90.9% more in Cartagena
Childcare: pay 22.0% less in Cartagena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Cartagena
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Cartagena

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Cartagena are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cartagena. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cartagena.

Cartagena vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cartagena instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Cartagena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$6.08 COP23,106.09	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$9.99 COP37,949.89	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.88 COP3,360.84	+31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.70 COP2,670.02	+51.7%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Cartagena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$2.01 COP7,651.68	+157.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$3.71 COP14,093.07	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$4.75 COP18,051.51
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.30 COP8,750.82	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.95 COP11,194.34	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.56 COP5,942.07	+182.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.94 COP3,567.92	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.72 COP2,720.54	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.78 COP2,973.26	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.76 COP2,898.93	+104.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.53 COP2,006.95	+108.6%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 76.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Cartagena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$3.99 COP15,160.48	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$30.54 COP116,022.06	+198.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$22,645.31 COP86,033,306.54	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$15.45 COP58,708.83	+156.8%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 90.9% more for housing

	Kiev	Cartagena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$26.66 COP101,273.49	+278.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$776.41 COP2,949,713.37	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$451.77 COP1,716,359.12	+19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$115.21 COP437,706.07	+42.3%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 22.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Cartagena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$151.40 COP575,194.11	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$9,058.12 COP34,413,322.61	+15.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Cartagena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$0.91 COP3,441.33	-16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.68 COP6,391.05	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$2.46 COP9,340.76	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$37.46 COP142,323.67	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$3.11 COP11,798.85	-35.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Cartagena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$51.76 COP196,647.56	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$41.41 COP157,318.05	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$133.72 COP508,006.19	+37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$120.77 COP458,844.30	+10.3%
Average			+9.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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