Detroit vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$520
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
639K
2.95M

The cost of living in Detroit is 160% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6536th ($1979 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 172nd and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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