Beijing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$605
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Beijing is 40% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4887th and 6536th ($1065 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 583rd and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kyiv

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Beijing Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$7179

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528