Beijing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$648
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Beijing is 30% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4987th and 6533rd ($1108 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 2361st and 5360th 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
$4.47
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$10572

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676