Kyiv vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$904
🏠 One person rent
$367
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
65
26
🏙️ Population
2.95M
989K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 107% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6536th and 9038th ($760 vs $367) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 4566th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$1424

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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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734