Kyiv vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Kyiv Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$335
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$696
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$4101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
2.95M
4.84M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6716th and 378th ($716 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Australia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4455th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Sydney

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Kyiv Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.77%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2450
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.45
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6978
$16834

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$498
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$400
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$530
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$497
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$576
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$477
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$470
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$449
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$533
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$533
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$465
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$463
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$423
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$467
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$429
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$517
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$526
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$583
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$492
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$561
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$581
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$517
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$668
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$663
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$719
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$385
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$469
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$421
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$564
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$504
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$614
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$789
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$555
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$409
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$700
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$420
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$569
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$757
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$674
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$590

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861