Dubai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
70
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.95M

The cost of living in Dubai is 193% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 1218th and 6536th ($2229 vs $760) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 189th and 4566th 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
$9.9
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$7179

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528