Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 27.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH300.46
|
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH250.38
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.80
|
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.79
|
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.50
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH180.47
|
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH167.46
|
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.24
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.00
|
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.21
|
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.76
|
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.67
|
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.98
|
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH390.60
|
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,452.59
|
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH186.29
|
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH239.46
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,230.67
|
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,602.43
|
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,098.49
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,547.71
|
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH306,642.89
|
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.08
|
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.45
|
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.15
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,079.86
|
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH200.31
|
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,779.09
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,564.86
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,786.59
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,754.05
|
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
|
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