Kyiv vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$456
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
2.95M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6330th and 4141st ($879 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4632nd and 2664th 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
$8.82
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$15272

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772