Kyiv vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$456
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1674
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
2.95M
56.8K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 40% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6330th and 4118th ($879 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and Cyprus, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 4632nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769