Kyiv vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 57% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6533rd and 2081st ($853 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Poland, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5360th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Warsaw

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Kyiv Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$15882

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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

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445