Kyiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$431
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5331st ($853 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5360th and 7513th 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
$9.21
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$5012

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965