Kyiv vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$367
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
65
36
🏙️ Population
2.95M
79.2K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6536th and 8761st ($760 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 4566th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288