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Kiev vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 13.2% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 59.4% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Kiev

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Kiev are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.24	$7.22 UAH302.88	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.32	$6.02 UAH252.40	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.59	$0.62 UAH26.01	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.40 UAH16.93	+30.6%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.39	$0.76 UAH31.75	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.93	$4.34 UAH181.92	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.94	$4.03 UAH168.81	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.59	$1.57 UAH65.76	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.09	$1.92 UAH80.64	+25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.64	$0.34 UAH14.14	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.15	$0.70 UAH29.45	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.43	$0.72 UAH30.00	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.91 UAH37.97	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.29 UAH12.10	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.31 UAH12.96	-34.4%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Beijing	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.59	$5.14 UAH215.70	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥241.92	$9.39 UAH393.74	-71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,200.15	$30,545.46 UAH1,280,658.59	+46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.26	$4.48 UAH187.78	-2.5%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Beijing	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.23	$5.76 UAH241.38	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,736.13	$582.58 UAH24,425.32	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,567.30	$351.09 UAH14,719.74	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.54	$74.50 UAH3,123.38	+77.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 59.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,530.83	$373.81 UAH15,672.61	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,984.16	$7,372.61 UAH309,106.26	-67.8%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.06	$1.20 UAH50.48	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.10	$1.45 UAH60.94	-59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.20	$2.38 UAH99.95	-31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥474.17	$25.96 UAH1,088.53	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.48	$4.82 UAH201.92	-42.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥453.88	$66.82 UAH2,801.41	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.27	$37.62 UAH1,577.43	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.54	$91.04 UAH3,817.01	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥779.73	$90.26 UAH3,784.20	-16.1%
Average			+2.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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