Kyiv vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kyiv Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$367
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
65
29
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 52% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6536th and 8495th ($760 vs $501) 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 4566th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kyiv vs Monrovia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kyiv vs Monrovia

Prices for goods and services in Kyiv and Monrovia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kyiv Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.72
🥤 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
$459
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$2816

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$470
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486