Top expat cities

Ukraine

Kyiv

#4 Top 5 cities

Kyiv has the strongest services and professional infrastructure, but with higher costs and more operational risk.

Country overview

Population

2 952 301

Year-round temperatures

Day: 0°C až 27°C

Night: -5°C až 17°C

Climate

Continental climate with a warm summer and cold winter.

Distance to the sea

450 km

Social atmosphere

5/10

Costs

Housing cost 6/10
Food cost 7/10

Business friendliness

5/10

Safety

2/10

Kyiv faces recurring missile and drone attacks, air alerts and infrastructure disruption. Stronger services do not offset the severe wartime risk for ordinary foreign residents.

Natural disaster resilience

8/10

River flooding, heat, winter storms and occasional severe weather create moderate natural risk; the score excludes war-related attacks.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 8/10
Internet speed 8/10
Internet stability 4/10
Electricity stability 3/10

Community types

  • Corporate expats
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Students
  • Long-term expats

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇺🇦Ukrainians
  • 🇺🇸Americans
  • 🇵🇱Poles

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Quality services
  • +Large international community
  • +International environment
  • +Good transport links

Cons

  • −Severe security risk
  • −Infrastructure instability
  • −Traffic congestion
  • −Higher living costs