Essen vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$666
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
587K
2.95M

The cost of living in Essen is 73% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6330th ($1516 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Ukraine, respectively. Check Germany vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 24th and 4632nd 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
$16.2
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$7835

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kyiv

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