Kyiv vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$431
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6533rd and 8th ($853 vs $3957) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5360th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs San Jose, United States

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Kyiv San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$23151

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273