Kyiv vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$419
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$395
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 51% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6450th and 8461st ($795 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Liberia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4556th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$2993

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Cities near Kyiv

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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$494
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1146
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1138
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$494
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$495
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$983
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$971
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$494
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1213
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$974
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$994
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1030
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$979
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1035
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$972
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1034
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1071
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1047
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$496
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1011
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1012
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1164
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$574
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$866
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$503
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1015
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$889
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$497
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1039
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$495
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$498
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$496
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$569
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$546
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$520