Helsinki vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$972
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
694K
2.95M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 131% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2107th and 6533rd ($1970 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Finland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 47th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kyiv

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Helsinki Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$10572

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676