Boston vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
676K
2.95M

The cost of living in Boston is 336% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 32nd and 6450th ($3467 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 89th and 4556th 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
$21.3
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$7166

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563