Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$419
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
70
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 22% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6450th and 5553rd ($795 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4556th and 3798th 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
$7.27
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645