Chennai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$152
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
66
64
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chennai is 49% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8897th and 6262nd ($430 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4021st and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kyiv

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Chennai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$7184

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570