Kyiv vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$445
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$4771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
2.95M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 73% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6262nd and 80th ($850 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4484th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$28838

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919