Kyiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$431
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
2.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4880th ($853 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5360th and 1178th 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
$9.21
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$27610

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789