Helsinki vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$972
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
687K
2.95M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 122% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2171st and 6330th ($1947 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Finland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 30th and 4632nd 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
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$7835

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

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