Cologne vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cologne is 127% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2200th and 6533rd ($1941 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Ukraine, respectively. Check Germany vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 21st and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kyiv

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Cologne Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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