Beijing vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$589
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Beijing is 17% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5355th and 6330th ($1029 vs $879) 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 2546th and 4632nd 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
$4.24
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$7835

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561