Kyiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$419
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6450th and 4780th ($795 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4556th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Shanghai

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Kyiv Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774