Kyiv vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$5584
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2372
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$4424
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
83
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
2.95M
430K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 65% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6450th and 1228th ($795 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 4556th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Minneapolis

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Kyiv Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2398
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2091
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2476
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2239
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2353
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2297
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2200
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2429
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2177
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2361
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2212
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2249
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2196
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2252
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2227
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2258
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2319
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2320
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2352
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2447
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2162
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2318
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2252
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2262
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2294
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2640