Kyiv vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$445
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6262nd and 3rd ($850 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4484th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs New York City

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Kyiv New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111