Kyiv vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$998
🏠 One person rent
$431
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
2.95M
115K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 107% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6533rd and 8941st ($853 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5360th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$600

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274