Boston vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
676K
2.95M

The cost of living in Boston is 315% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 27th and 6330th ($3652 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 71st and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kyiv

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Boston Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$7835

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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