Kyiv vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$4627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
64
99
🏙️ Population
2.95M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6450th and 37th ($795 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.4 months in London. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4556th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs London

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Kyiv London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$29.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$25830

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055