Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$367
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
70
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6536th and 5170th ($760 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4566th and 3722nd 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
$7.71
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645