Helsinki vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$937
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$520
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
665K
2.95M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 140% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2273rd and 6536th ($1825 vs $760) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 26th and 4566th 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
$14.3
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$7179

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Kyiv

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