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Kiev vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 49.0% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 12.8 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 91.6% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR996.48	$7.22 UAH303.94	+112.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,192.26	$6.02 UAH253.28	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR216.74	$0.62 UAH26.10	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR114.60	$0.40 UAH16.99	+3.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Colombo	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR167.05	$0.76 UAH31.86	+32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,033.96	$4.34 UAH182.56	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,917.74	$4.03 UAH169.40	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR650.27	$1.57 UAH65.99	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR698.19	$1.92 UAH80.93	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR960.80	$0.34 UAH14.19	-89.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR149.63	$0.70 UAH29.55	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR775.76	$0.72 UAH30.10	-73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR155.29	$0.91 UAH38.10	+71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR149.09	$0.29 UAH12.14	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR160.02	$0.31 UAH13.01	-43.4%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Colombo	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,418.06	$5.14 UAH216.46	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR1,992.97	$9.39 UAH395.12	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,353,460.86	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR916.76	$4.48 UAH188.44	+43.3%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 49.0% more for housing

	Colombo	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,809.22	$5.76 UAH242.23	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR87,275.32	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR52,813.51	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	+95.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR12,858.72	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	+69.9%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 12.8 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,387.07	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	+1207.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR172,142.48	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	+1156.0%
Average			+1181.5%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR597.89	$1.20 UAH50.66	-40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR759.73	$1.45 UAH61.15	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,740.33	$2.38 UAH100.30	-74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,072.17	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR996.48	$4.82 UAH202.63	+41.7%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 91.6% more for clothing

	Colombo	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,707.27	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	+125.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,543.57	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	+68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,167.95	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR10,999.64	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	+140.6%
Average			+91.6%

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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: January 2025

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