Dubai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dubai is 174% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1039th and 6441st ($2420 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 203rd and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kyiv

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Dubai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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