Detroit vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
639K
2.95M

The cost of living in Detroit is 152% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1856th and 6450th ($2006 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 216th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kyiv

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Detroit Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$7166

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563