Cologne vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$967
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$520
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cologne is 130% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2484th and 6536th ($1752 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Ukraine, respectively. Check Germany vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 12th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528