Cost of Living in Kiev
Summary about cost of living in Kiev:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,529.41$ (40,820.67₴) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 442.91$ (11,821.39₴) without rent.
- Cost of living index in Kiev is 66.23% lower than in New York.
- Rent in Kiev is, on average, 83.55% lower than in New York.
- Cost of living rank 401st out of 509 cities in the world.
- Kiev has a cost of living index of 33.77.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 5.62 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 26.23 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 4.12 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 1.12 $ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.87 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 1.24 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 0.62 $ | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 0.46 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.83 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.57 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.52 $ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.12 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.57 $ | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 1.86 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 2.89 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.40 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.50 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.59 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.75 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.32 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.26 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.95 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.50 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 4.50 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 0.82 $ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 1.32 $ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 1.87 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 0.30 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 13.11 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 1.87 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 0.42 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 2.92 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.09 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 21,880.48 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 20,016.19 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 104.77 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.04 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 5.61 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 22.71 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 11.79 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 4.50 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 339.54 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 7,620.42 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 69.67 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 41.64 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 96.51 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 108.50 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 620.08 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 361.19 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,048.48 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 590.24 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 173.32 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 78.85 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 564.93 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 19.60 |
Prices in Kiev (Kyiv)
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Last update: July 2020
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58 Comments so far
I`d rather choose Bulgaria or Greece... Unfortunately, Ukraine is getting more poor in comparison to above-mentioned countries. Even 7 years ago (before coup-d'état) Ukraine was more convenient and safe.
I am retired.
Single.
Own literally thousands of domain names.
I have almost $75,000 USD in bank.
At 47 year of age, I would believe that would be sufficient to live on for rest of my life?
1 mode of transport
- bus, toroleibus, tram, funicular, train - 390 UAH
- metro 610UAH
The cost of a monthly pass for 2 types of transport
-trolleybus and metro(the most popular) 860 UAH
The cost of one-way ticket minibus 7-8 UAH
The question is that only 1% of population earns so much.
A rent for a flat in suburbs 50-60 square meters: 400- 500 USD. 100-150 USD - utilities.
300-400 USD for the whole extras left.
That isn`t life- only survival. Be honest!
People usually thinks Ukraine poor because of the population. The people come from village in Ukraine are working in Poland, Hungary etc.
Cost of living is cheaper, but not super cheap. Supermarket is quite good choice. And very cheap even compare to east EU countries.
Still a little difference between Ukraine and EU member (east Europe). But I think Ukraine soon to catch up Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia those places in few years only.
Salaries are moving high and are better than some euro countries like bulgaria and so close to others like greece, Portugal and others...
But people aren't living better because of high uncontrollable inflation
I go to kiev so often, Kiev has totally lost its attraction as a cheap city, but is still holding its exceptional beauty
Kiev stills fairly cheap but far from being so cheap, the most frequent salary there is 15000 uah around 550usd and qualified people easily attend 30000uah around 1100usd
1 bedroom apartment in city center is for 1000usd per month
A three course lunch in an above average restaurant for two people is for 60usd
Transportation stills so cheap
For me I Don t mind paying in kiev, the city is beautiful and deserves, I consider it like Paris and Vienna and even better, so why it has to be cheaper!!
You know why real estate people, taxi drivers,marriage agencies, restaurants are most common businesses there?
Its because they feed on foreigners.
Don't worry about the local people, they don't have any money.
You know why foreigners like it there?
Its because there are too many rules and conventions in their own countries whereas in Ukraine there isn't. But as a rule life is precarious in Kiev and anything get happen to you if you nor careful.
Rent (2 bedroom, 78 m2) 4,000 uah
Food (for 2 people) 4,000 uah
English courses ($90 usd) 2,600 uah
Utilities (summer only 1,000) 2,000 uah
Private School for son 1,200 uah
Hair and Nails, Salon 1 time - 450 uah
Internet 100 uah
Phone 50 uah
These are monthly costs living in the Darnytsia District of Kiev for comparison. Phone, Internet, and TV can be around 1,700 uah monthly for best maximum rates through Kyivstar. The food costs are for luxurious amounts of home cooked meals, and is variable depending on your preferences.
More than enough for 8 days. It's like 5000usd in USA or west europe. But note, that prices on clothes is probably even bigger than in your country.
Don't trust previous commenter. 800-2000$ - it's unbeliveble
Depends on type of the appartments.
Typical utilities prices for small flat is 1200-1500 UAH/m for heating in winter monthes + 200-300UAH for electricity + 300-500UAH for cold/hot water + 100-200UAH for garbage colletion etc.
Overall price begins from about 2000UAH for an appartment 50m2 and goes higher if you want to live in bigger appartment.
How do you guys live?
There are two golf courses at Golfstream and Royal golf club and one academic course at Golf center Obolon.
Green fee at Royal is USD 18 or 30 depends of the week day.
Player's card for 20 green fees in week ends cost USD 800.
Yanukovich is not my guru, and I do not support annexation of Crimea by Russia and its military invasion to the East of Ukraine.
However, I totally agree with Sergey. What is going on in Ukraine, is simply genocide of of the population done by Jewish oligarchs who totally control power, mass media and financial flows in the country
If I want to hire a graphics artist/illustrator (that words with Photoshop..) how much would I have to pay them per month if I want to hire them for 1-2 months?
Do you guys have any websites or apartments you know of that offer rent for $200-250 a month? I want a 2 bedroom outside city center.
Thank you,
Shawn
net salary of a teacher in school 120$ . utility bills more than 130$/56 sc.m. (from november2016).old age pension 44$
local food quality is not so good.
This is genocide of the population
Usually one of family members spent his salary to pay rent and utilities, and other pays for food. I know a lot of young families who rent just a room, not a whole flat, it is a bit cheaper but you live together with other family in one flat.
#Rd8 on Sep 03, 2016 :
DO NOT give your money to Ukrainian banks! All banks owned by oligarchs and used to withdraw cash so you have no any guaranties that tomorrow your bank still be alive and you get your money back.
King regards,
Hope you can assist me before moving.
Rud