Kyiv vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$367
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$5439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
87
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6536th and 26th ($760 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4566th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$18429

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606