Kyiv vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$431
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
73
27
😀 Quality of life
64
28
🏙️ Population
2.95M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 57% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6533rd and 8425th ($853 vs $543) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5360th and 8855th 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
$9.21
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$10408

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583