Kyiv vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$419
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
70
30
😀 Quality of life
64
25
🏙️ Population
2.95M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 49% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6450th and 8393rd ($795 vs $535) 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 4556th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545