Cost of Living Comparison Between Poltava and Kyiv Cost of Living Comparison Between Poltava and Kyiv

🙂 Solo nomad: Poltava is 12.2% cheaper than Kyiv without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Poltava is 25.3% cheaper than Kyiv without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.72 ₴237

$8.34 ₴346

-31.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.93 ₴993

$31.49 ₴1,307

-24.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.49 ₴186

$5.93 ₴246

-24.28%

Cappuccino

$1.32 ₴54.7

$1.56 ₴64.9

-15.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 ₴25.64

$0.68 ₴28.25

-8.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ₴17.82

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ₴36.92

$1.08 ₴44.64

-17.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 ₴66.9

$1.82 ₴75.4

-11.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 ₴40.18

$1.29 ₴53.4

-24.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 ₴25.61

$0.81 ₴33.61

-23.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 ₴53.3

$1.83 ₴75.8

-30.05%

Eggs

$1.65 ₴68.3

$2.05 ₴85

-19.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.37 ₴348

$9.76 ₴405

-14.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.65 ₴152

$4.46 ₴185

-18.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.18 ₴215

$7.82 ₴325

-33.76%

Apples (1kg)

$0.79 ₴32.75

$1.02 ₴42.16

-22.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 ₴47.91

$1.56 ₴64.7

-26.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.27 ₴52.9

$1.77 ₴73.5

-28.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 ₴63.7

$2.27 ₴94.2

-32.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.43 ₴17.77

$0.85 ₴35.43

-49.41%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 ₴22.82

$0.55 ₴22.67

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₴27.83

$1.39 ₴57.5

-51.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 ₴24.28

$0.57 ₴23.68

1.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.08 ₴86.3

$2.87 ₴119

-27.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.58 ₴148

$5.17 ₴214

-30.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 ₴36.65

$0.85 ₴35.31

3.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ₴63.8

$1.55 ₴64.4

-0.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.25 ₴10.43

$0.19 ₴7.98

31.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.35 ₴596

$9.73 ₴404

47.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.91 ₴79.1

$2.06 ₴85.7

-7.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.15 ₴6.03

$0.34 ₴14.25

-55.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 ₴181

$4.38 ₴182

-0.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ₴54.2

$1.43 ₴59.3

-9.09%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.8K ₴1.2M

$31K ₴1.3M

-10.42%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.8K ₴865.1K

$24.4K ₴1M

-14.49%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$93.5 ₴3,882

$112 ₴4,635

-16.27%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.33 ₴180

$5.6 ₴233

-22.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$4.72 ₴196

$6.85 ₴284

-31.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.77 ₴572

$37.01 ₴1,537

-62.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.05 ₴376

$16.62 ₴690

-45.55%

Cinema Ticket

$4.97 ₴206

$4.79 ₴199

3.76%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$271 ₴11.3K

$379 ₴15.7K

-28.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,724 ₴320.7K

$7,615 ₴316.1K

1.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.9 ₴2,818

$69.8 ₴2,898

-2.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.66 ₴1,107

$35.59 ₴1,477

-25.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$78.9 ₴3,276

$103 ₴4,268

-23.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.3 ₴3,418

$115 ₴4,779

-28.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$257 ₴10.7K

$596 ₴24.7K

-56.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$160 ₴6,633

$362 ₴15K

-55.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$444 ₴18.4K

$1,285 ₴53.3K

-65.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$311 ₴12.9K

$621 ₴25.8K

-49.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$941 ₴39.1K

$2,295 ₴95.3K

-58.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$883 ₴36.6K

$1,196 ₴49.6K

-26.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$444 ₴18.4K

$639 ₴26.5K

-30.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.5

19.34

-9.51%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Poltava: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kyiv: October 29, 2025

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