Chennai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$151
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6441st ($430 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5162nd and 5524th 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
$2.2
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628