Kyiv vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
87
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6450th and 45th ($795 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 4556th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647