Belgrade vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$717
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.95M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 52% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4408th and 6330th ($1335 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Ukraine, respectively. Check Serbia vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 2116th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

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