Kyiv vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyiv	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$454	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	2.95M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 13% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6441st and 5559th ($882 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Brazil, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5524th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kyiv	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$557	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.34%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2565	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.39	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9101	$13739

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$476
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$545
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$465
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$792
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$405
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$516
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$450
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$492
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$806
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$484
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$826
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$464
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$637
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$796
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$554
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$622
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$748
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$967
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$561
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$686
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$499
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$686
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$869
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1049
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$682
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$1042
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$757
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$568
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$836
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$873
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$628

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631