Columbus vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
906K
2.95M

The cost of living in Columbus is 152% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1476th and 6262nd ($2145 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 249th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kyiv

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Columbus Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$7184

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570