Kyiv vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	64	90
🏙️ Population	2.95M	3.42M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 52% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6262nd and 2443rd ($850 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and Spain, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4484th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Madrid

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	Kyiv	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522