Kyiv vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$445
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 66% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6262nd and 8544th ($850 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4484th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Zhengzhou

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$19343

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134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
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157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591