Houston vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$520
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.95M

The cost of living in Houston is 192% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1234th and 6536th ($2221 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 1st in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 86th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kyiv

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Houston Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

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