Kyiv vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$419
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
82
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 9% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6450th and 6204th ($795 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4556th and 3645th 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
$7.27
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525