Kyiv vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$454
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
14
😀 Quality of life
63
30
🏙️ Population
2.95M
989K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 49% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6441st and 8027th ($882 vs $591) 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5524th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Lilongwe

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Kyiv Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$2330

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718