Kyiv vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$456
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$5599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
68
98
🏙️ Population
2.95M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6330th and 4th ($879 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4632nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$22663

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174