Detroit vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
639K
2.95M

The cost of living in Detroit is 143% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1636th and 6330th ($2133 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 311th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561