Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$454
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 13% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6441st and 6833rd ($882 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5524th and 3150th 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
$9.05
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623