Kyiv vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$431
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
8
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
2.95M
133K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 35% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4490th ($853 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Maldives, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5360th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Male

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Kyiv Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322