Essen vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$759
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$520
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
579K
2.95M

The cost of living in Essen is 100% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3358th and 6536th ($1519 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 32nd and 4566th 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
$12.5
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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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