Kyiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$419
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
70
62
😀 Quality of life
64
39
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 18% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6450th and 5883rd ($795 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4556th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045