Beijing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$575
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Beijing is 20% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5387th and 6262nd ($1016 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 989th and 4484th 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
$3.86
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$7184

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570