Brussels vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
196K
2.95M

The cost of living in Brussels is 138% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1939th and 6533rd ($2030 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Ukraine, respectively. Check Belgium vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 121st and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kyiv

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Brussels Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$10572

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676