Kyiv vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$456
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
77
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 74% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6330th and 8651st ($879 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4632nd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563