Kyiv vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
64
100
🏙️ Population
2.95M
5.45M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6533rd and 370th ($853 vs $2844) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5360th and 2nd 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
$9.21
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$25164

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863