Kyiv vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
737K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6533rd and 126th ($853 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5360th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Seattle

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Kyiv Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$30033

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098