Chennai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$159
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
66
64
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chennai is 46% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8907th and 6450th ($433 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in India vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4094th and 4556th 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
$1.8
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$7166

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563