Kyiv vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kyiv | Meru | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kyiv is 57% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6262nd and 8317th ($850 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 4484th and 8421st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 302 km or 188 mi | Rivne | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Poltava | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Sumy | |
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| 349 km or 217 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Balti | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Pinsk | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Orhei | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Ternopil | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Kamianske | |
| 368 km or 228 mi | Dubasari | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Lutsk | |
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| 402 km or 250 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 408 km or 254 mi |  Bryansk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kharkiv | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bender | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 411 km or 255 mi |  Botosani | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ungheni | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Kursk | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Iasi | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Belgorod | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Minsk | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 138 km or 85 mi |  Thika | |
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| 180 km or 112 mi | Nakuru | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Eldoret | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kisumu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Mumias | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Moshi | |
| 392 km or 244 mi |  Tororo | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Arusha | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Mbale | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Malindi | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Jinja | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Mombasa | |
| 559 km or 347 mi | Kira Town | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kampala | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Entebbe | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Tanga | |
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| 732 km or 455 mi | Dodoma | |
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| 764 km or 475 mi | Morogoro | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 784 km or 487 mi |  Awasa | |
| 819 km or 509 mi | Arua | |
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| 852 km or 529 mi | Jimma | |
| 852 km or 530 mi | Kasese | |
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| 911 km or 566 mi | Beni | |
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