Kyiv vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$454
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.95M
737K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6441st and 142nd ($882 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 5524th and 32nd 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
$9.05
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$28950

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173