Kyiv vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$445	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	21
😀 Quality of life	64	27
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 62% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6262nd and 8452nd ($850 vs $523) 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 4484th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Monrovia

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	Kyiv	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$2771

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507