Kyiv vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$445	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	91
😀 Quality of life	64	77
🏙️ Population	2.95M	6.26M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 25% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4686th ($850 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Chile, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4484th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Santiago

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	Kyiv	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$8040

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Cities near Kyiv

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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731