Kyiv vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.95M
664K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6450th and 1336th ($795 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ukraine and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4556th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592