Dubai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dubai is 186% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 848th and 6330th ($2514 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 158th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$7835

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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