Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 8.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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