Dubai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dubai is 189% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 947th and 6533rd ($2470 vs $853) 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 184th and 5360th 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
$11.9
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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