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Kiev vs. Santa Marta Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 18.9% more expensive than Santa Marta.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Kiev

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing in Kiev are more expensive than in Santa Marta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Santa Marta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Santa Marta, you would:

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$8.43 UAH355.45	+117.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.06 COP34,443.31	$6.02 UAH253.89	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 COP2,755.46	$0.67 UAH28.46	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 COP1,869.78	$0.46 UAH19.54	-5.8%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 COP6,560.63	$0.78 UAH33.02	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 COP10,168.98	$4.90 UAH206.65	+83.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.60 COP17,508.46	$4.75 UAH200.40	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 COP9,709.73	$2.01 UAH84.99	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 COP10,504.77	$2.12 UAH89.27	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 COP4,034.35	$0.55 UAH23.32	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 COP1,383.77	$0.72 UAH30.51	+98.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,023.58	$0.85 UAH35.96	+60.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,202.13	$1.01 UAH42.65	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 COP1,145.70	$0.37 UAH15.74	+23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 COP2,529.48	$0.25 UAH10.69	-61.9%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,856.37	$5.31 UAH223.89	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 COP59,045.67	$10.23 UAH431.61	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.50 COP70,362.76	$6.02 UAH253.89	-67.5%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$7.04 UAH297.00	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	-0.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.55 COP602,889.46	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	-48.9%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.01 COP669,282.68	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	+112.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	+51.6%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 COP3,936.38	$1.08 UAH45.70	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 COP6,519.63	$1.64 UAH69.03	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 COP10,825.04	$2.89 UAH121.87	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	+86.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 COP19,681.89	$4.81 UAH203.11	-7.0%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Santa Marta	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.21 COP209,940.16	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.76 COP215,844.73	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.76 COP470,594.48	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.41 COP241,103.16	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	+72.7%
Average			+9.6%

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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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