Brussels vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
196K
2.95M

The cost of living in Brussels is 131% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1913th and 6330th ($2028 vs $879) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 165th and 4632nd 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
$25.6
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$7835

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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