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Manizales vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Manizales is 12.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Manizales
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Manizales
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Manizales
Housing: pay 38.3% more in Manizales
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in Manizales
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Manizales
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Manizales

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

Manizales vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Manizales
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$7.76 COP29,522.84	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.81 COP3,075.30	+19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.58 COP2,214.21	+25.7%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Manizales
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.52 COP5,769.38	+93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$2.61 COP9,918.09	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$3.93 COP14,959.29	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.08 COP7,921.96	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.59 COP9,858.44	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.38 COP5,254.68	+149.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.49 COP1,853.73	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.69 COP2,620.82	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.62 COP2,352.32	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.53 COP2,025.65	+42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.56 COP2,143.99	+122.6%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Manizales
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$3.97 COP15,099.24	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$28.99 COP110,218.59	+183.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$17,469.24 COP66,426,380.04	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$15.77 COP59,980.56	+162.1%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 38.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Manizales
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$27.17 COP103,329.92	+286.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$280.37 COP1,066,102.40	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$237.24 COP902,086.64	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$48.49 COP184,373.00	-40.1%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Kiev	Manizales
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$258.80 COP984,094.52	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$9,203.05 COP34,994,401.10	+17.3%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Manizales
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.16 COP4,428.43	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.42 COP5,412.52	-13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$2.59 COP9,840.95	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$29.12 COP110,710.63	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$3.49 COP13,285.28	-27.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Manizales
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$40.55 COP154,174.81	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$32.78 COP124,651.97	-8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$69.01 COP262,425.21	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$64.70 COP246,023.63	-40.9%
Average			-29.8%

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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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