Kyiv vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$367
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
70
30
😀 Quality of life
65
29
🏙️ Population
2.95M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 56% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6536th and 8601st ($760 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4566th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Meru

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Kyiv Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539