Kyiv vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$419
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 55% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6450th and 8584th ($795 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4556th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Shenyang

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Kyiv Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511