Chennai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$142
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chennai is 52% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8947th and 6533rd ($409 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5131st and 5360th 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
$2.12
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$10572

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676