Kyiv vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$367
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
78
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6536th and 8471st ($760 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4566th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.43
🥤 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
$459
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617