Kyiv vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
2.95M
737K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6450th and 206th ($795 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4556th and 102nd 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
$7.27
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$28179

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263