Kyiv vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$456
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$4549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
2.95M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6330th and 65th ($879 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Ukraine and the United States, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4632nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$26874

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927