Kyiv vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$367
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
2.95M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6536th and 5744th ($760 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4566th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Shenzhen

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Kyiv Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$24305

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584