Kyiv vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$456
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 59% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6330th and 8245th ($879 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4632nd and 3667th 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
$8.82
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$24707

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501