Brussels vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$440
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
196K
2.95M

The cost of living in Brussels is 134% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6441st ($2065 vs $882) 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 1.8 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 99th and 5524th 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
$24.7
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$9101

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628