Kyiv vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$4345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
82
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
2.95M
468K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6536th and 304th ($760 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 Raleigh. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4566th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Raleigh

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Kyiv Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$22084

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857