Kyiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$456
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6330th and 6778th ($879 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4632nd and 3523rd 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
$8.82
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610