Istanbul vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1252
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$661
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1125
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$928
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 45% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4630th and 6412th ($1252 vs $861) 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 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 1010th and 4168th 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
$9.3
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.8
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.59%
19.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3009
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1408
$1277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$7.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$71
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$915
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17446
$7774

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$707
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$700
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$830
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$819
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$861
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1031
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$732
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$868
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$874
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$686
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$737
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$556
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$407
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$518
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$830
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$708
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$602
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$743
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$719
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$814
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$846
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$638
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$833
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$719
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1191
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$685
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$756
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$815
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1012
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$976
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$627
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$772
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$700
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$599
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$748
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$752
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$776
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1071
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1021

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$439
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$531
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$571
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$497
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$589
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$465
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$539
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$435
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$512
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$880
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$512
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$494
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$444
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$498
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$797
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$436
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$895
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$432
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$645
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$850
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$541
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$500
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$771
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$957
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$561
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$685
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$683
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$539
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$542
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$849
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1183
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$660
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$952
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$754
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$523
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$738
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$801
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$613