Kyiv vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
2.95M
468K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6533rd and 1363rd ($853 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5360th and 219th 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
$9.21
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$24243

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729