Kyiv vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$5275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.95M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6450th and 72nd ($795 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4556th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754