Chennai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$159
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chennai is 50% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8898th and 6330th ($437 vs $879) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5272nd and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561