Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 4.1% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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