Kyiv vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$454
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$101
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
63
27
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 65% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6441st and 8497th ($882 vs $535) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5524th and 8899th 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
$9.05
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$3619

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$503
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537