Kyiv vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$445	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	64	65
🏙️ Population	2.95M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5654th ($850 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Brazil, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4484th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Sao Paulo

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	Kyiv	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611