Kyiv vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyiv	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$454	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	2.95M	5.65M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6441st and 5142nd ($882 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5524th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kyiv	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$980	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$557	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.4	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.34%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2565	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.39	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9101	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606