Edinburgh vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$520
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
93
65
🏙️ Population
488K
2.95M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 169% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6536th ($2043 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 64th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kyiv

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Edinburgh Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$7179

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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