Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$431
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 7% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6533rd and 6776th ($853 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5360th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Suzhou

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Kyiv Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$20341

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635