Kyiv vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kyiv San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$367
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$7332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
70
97
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
874K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6536th and 12th ($760 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4566th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kyiv vs San Francisco infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kyiv vs San Francisco

Prices for goods and services in Kyiv and San Francisco are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kyiv San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$31490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyiv

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733