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Colonia vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Colonia is 2.0 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Colonia
Groceries: pay 94.8% more in Colonia
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Colonia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Colonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Colonia
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Colonia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Colonia are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Colonia.

Colonia vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Colonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$23.62 UYU924.51	+180.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$9.89 UYU387.17	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$1.38 UYU53.90	+104.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$1.09 UYU42.47	+134.3%
Average			+120.8%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Colonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$2.17 UYU84.77	+176.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$5.01 UYU196.18	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$4.24 UYU165.85	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$3.51 UYU137.33	+74.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$5.68 UYU222.47	+168.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$1.02 UYU40.04	+85.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$0.85 UYU33.37	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$0.57 UYU22.25	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$2.62 UYU102.33	+158.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.91 UYU35.59	+143.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$0.91 UYU35.59	+259.1%
Average			+94.8%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Colonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$7.35 UYU287.63	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$32,084.69 UYU1M	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$20.94 UYU819.55	+248.0%
Average			+97.3%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Colonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$41.07 UYU1,607.06	+483.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$609.54 UYU23,852.90	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$467.58 UYU18,297.59	+23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$95.84 UYU3,750.54	+18.4%
Average			+130.6%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kiev	Colonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	??

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Colonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$4.01 UYU156.80	+269.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$5.01 UYU195.94	+206.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$7.52 UYU294.27	+160.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$41.36 UYU1,618.50	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$8.02 UYU313.89	+66.6%
Average			+142.0%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Colonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$57.65 UYU2,256.10	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$50.13 UYU1,961.82	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$112.80 UYU4,414.10	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$200.53 UYU7,847.29	+83.1%
Average			+30.9%

Kiev vs. Colonia - Cost of clothing

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