Essen vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$681
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
585K
2.95M

The cost of living in Essen is 92% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3595th and 6450th ($1525 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Ukraine, respectively. Check Germany vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 31st and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kyiv

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Essen Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7166

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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