Kyiv vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$445
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$7528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
71
97
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
2.95M
874K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 78% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6262nd and 7th ($850 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4484th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$20590

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3466
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2888
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3115
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2767
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2778
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3326
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3060
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3752