Kyiv vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
2.95M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6450th and 5th ($795 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 4556th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108