Kyiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$367
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6536th and 4461st ($760 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4566th and 558th 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
$7.71
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740