Kyiv vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
2.95M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6533rd and 3277th ($853 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5360th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Moscow

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Kyiv Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$20160

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749