Kyiv vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$6190
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2715
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$4036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 69% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6450th and 710th ($795 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 637th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 4556th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Philadelphia

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Kyiv Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$20863

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Cities near Kyiv

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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750