Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$445
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 2% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6262nd and 6198th ($850 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4484th and 3351st 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
$7.61
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$17431

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$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613