Kyiv vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
81
😀 Quality of life
65
97
🏙️ Population
2.95M
443K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6536th and 31st ($760 vs $3380) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4566th 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
$7.71
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$29266

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846