Kyiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$454
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6441st and 5251st ($882 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5524th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Soweto

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Kyiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950