Kyiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kyiv | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kyiv is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4858th ($850 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4484th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kyiv vs Shanghai
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| Kyiv | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 49 mi |  Bila Tserkva | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Chernihiv | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 157 km or 97 mi | Cherkasy | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi |  Gomel | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Kremenchuk | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 302 km or 188 mi |  Soroca | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Rivne | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Poltava | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Sumy | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Babruysk | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Balti | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Pinsk | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Orhei | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Ternopil | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Kamianske | |
| 368 km or 228 mi | Dubasari | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Lutsk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Mogilev | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Dnipro | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Chisinau | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 408 km or 254 mi |  Bryansk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kharkiv | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bender | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 411 km or 255 mi |  Botosani | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ungheni | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Kursk | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Iasi | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Belgorod | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Minsk | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Suceava | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Barysaw |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |