Kyiv vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
2.95M
4.53M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6536th and 933rd ($760 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ukraine and Australia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4566th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Melbourne

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Kyiv Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481