Kyiv vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$419
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
2.95M
115K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 106% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6450th and 9013th ($795 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4556th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284