Kyiv vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$431
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$8550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
2.95M
452K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6533rd and 11th ($853 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5360th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Zurich

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Kyiv Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$26431

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117