Kyiv vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$456
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
12
😀 Quality of life
68
25
🏙️ Population
2.95M
989K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 49% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6330th and 7884th ($879 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Malawi, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 4632nd and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$2356

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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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653