Istanbul vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$689
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 48% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4562nd and 6441st ($1305 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkey vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 925th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Kyiv

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Istanbul Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$9101

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628